Non-renewable groundwater use and groundwater depletion: a review

Population growth, economic development, and dietary changes have drastically increased the demand for food and water. The resulting expansion of irrigated agriculture into semi-arid areas with limited precipitation and surface water has greatly increased the dependence of irrigated crops on groundw...

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Main Authors: Marc F P Bierkens, Yoshihide Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab1a5f