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Sustainable Groundwater Resources Management

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 3742

Special Issue Editors

Leuphana University Lüneburg, Faculty Sustainability, Institute of Ecology, D 21335 Lueneburg, Germany
Interests: hydrology; groundwater–surface water interaction; impacts on water balances; water management; water history
Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
Interests: hydrology; hydrological modelling; water resources; statistical approaches; stochastic modelling; experimental hydraulics; data analysis
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Dear Colleagues,

Groundwater is the world's largest freshwater resource. However, in light of the increasing population, an ecology-based but economic management is required for its sustainability. Besides the basic questions of groundwater recharge and tolerable abstraction volumes, particular attention should be paid to the diverse interactions between aquifers and surface waters decisive for the movement of water and the substances transported in catchments and landscapes or over regions. Most of the world's rivers are mainly fed by groundwater outflow from adjacent aquifers. The abstraction of groundwater will decrease their flows, with a particular impact on low flows. With lowering groundwater levels, perennial rivers recharged by continuous groundwater flow turn into intermittent rivers. Additionally, vegetation and soil use, forests, agriculture, irrigation, urbanization, etc., have impacts, sometimes temporarily, often seasonal, bringing up questions about groundwater storage recuperation and water balances. Subsurface, thus groundwater, catchments of rivers often significantly differ in their areas from topographic surface catchments. However, hydrologic models are still mostly based on surface size, topography, and morphology, which can lead to gross misjudgments.

This Special Issue is dedicated to studies on groundwater use and management; the quantification of hydrological, hydraulic, geochemical, biological, and anthropogenic impacts; and the interaction with surface waters. It will be a collection of research studies conducted by the interdisciplinary groundwater community, which deals with groundwater by treating it as not only an engineering problem but also an economical, ecological, and social issue.

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Wittenberg
Prof. Dr. Hafzullah Aksoy
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • groundwater recharge
  • abstraction
  • management
  • interaction with surface waters
  • catchments
  • balances
  • impacts

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Challenges and Prospects of Advancing Groundwater Research in Ethiopian Aquifers: A Review
by Tarekegn Dejen Mengistu, Il-Moon Chung, Sun Woo Chang, Bisrat Ayalew Yifru, Min-Gyu Kim, Jeongwoo Lee, Hiyaw Hatiya Ware and Il-Hwan Kim
Sustainability 2021, 13(20), 11500; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su132011500 - 18 Oct 2021
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Groundwater is a strategic resource in all climatic regions of Ethiopia, contributing about 80% of the domestic supply of urban and rural populations. However, little research has been available compared with extensive geographical coverage and increasing population growth rates. Hence, the present study [...] Read more.
Groundwater is a strategic resource in all climatic regions of Ethiopia, contributing about 80% of the domestic supply of urban and rural populations. However, little research has been available compared with extensive geographical coverage and increasing population growth rates. Hence, the present study aimed to review published groundwater research of Ethiopian aquifers to realize potential research challenges and suggest future research directions. We focused on groundwater potential, recharge process, and qualities. The total potential groundwater of the country ranges from 2.5 to 47 billion cubic meters. The study depicted that the mean annual recharge estimate varies from 24.9 mm to 457 mm at catchments scales. However, the overall country was about 39.1 mm. The study found a need for a detailed investigation of different factors susceptible to groundwater pollution, as some of the evaluations indicated exceeding acceptable standards. This study observed that the main challenge was the lack of data and convergence research trends. Henceforth, future research in different climate regions should focus on multifaceted technical and stakeholder settings. This study gives the insight to integrate palatable research findings with the national policy and decision-making process to enhance the sustainability of groundwater resources significantly. Full article
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