The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges

This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe conditions such as contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese go...

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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Water Science and Technology Library, 85
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ISBN:9783319763002
ISSN:0921-092X ;
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Zusammenfassung:This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe conditions such as contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank.
Beschreibung:Earth and Environmental Science
Beschreibung:XVI, 179 p. 46 illus., 45 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319763002
ISSN:0921-092X ;