Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern China
The study describes the hydrogeological setting of the Pearl River Delta, a sub-tropical area of southern China encompassing the metropolises of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau. In the last 40 years, a booming economy and a population of about 60 million has increased water demand satisfied...
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| author | Michele Lancia Huang Su Yong Tian Jintai Xu Charles Andrews David N. Lerner Chunmiao Zheng |
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| description | The study describes the hydrogeological setting of the Pearl River Delta, a sub-tropical area of southern China encompassing the metropolises of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau. In the last 40 years, a booming economy and a population of about 60 million has increased water demand satisfied by a huge system of dams and reservoirs. Aquifers in the studied area are underutilized and only a few recent studies have addressed hydrogeological characterization at a local scale. Understanding groundwater dynamics of the Pearl River Delta is important for developing additional water supplies, understanding and mitigating groundwater pollution, and for implementing ‘Sponge City' concepts. Via a collection of data from literature and field surveys, the hydrogeological setting of the area is synthetized and represented through thematic maps, cross sections and a hydro-stratigraphic column. Hydrogeological conceptual models are developed that describe the groundwater dynamics in urban and rural areas within the Pearl River Delta. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a0c4c5c29fd44a7a8edf9594ec8862c2022-12-21T17:13:27ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472020-12-0116238839510.1080/17445647.2020.17619031761903Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern ChinaMichele Lancia0Huang Su1Yong Tian2Jintai Xu3Charles Andrews4David N. Lerner5Chunmiao Zheng6Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and TechnologyGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and TechnologyGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and TechnologyGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and TechnologyGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and TechnologyGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and TechnologyGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and TechnologyThe study describes the hydrogeological setting of the Pearl River Delta, a sub-tropical area of southern China encompassing the metropolises of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau. In the last 40 years, a booming economy and a population of about 60 million has increased water demand satisfied by a huge system of dams and reservoirs. Aquifers in the studied area are underutilized and only a few recent studies have addressed hydrogeological characterization at a local scale. Understanding groundwater dynamics of the Pearl River Delta is important for developing additional water supplies, understanding and mitigating groundwater pollution, and for implementing ‘Sponge City' concepts. Via a collection of data from literature and field surveys, the hydrogeological setting of the area is synthetized and represented through thematic maps, cross sections and a hydro-stratigraphic column. Hydrogeological conceptual models are developed that describe the groundwater dynamics in urban and rural areas within the Pearl River Delta.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2020.1761903conceptual modelgroundwater managementkarstquantitative hydrogeologyurban hydrogeology |
| spellingShingle | Michele Lancia Huang Su Yong Tian Jintai Xu Charles Andrews David N. Lerner Chunmiao Zheng Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern China Journal of Maps conceptual model groundwater management karst quantitative hydrogeology urban hydrogeology |
| title | Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern China |
| title_full | Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern China |
| title_fullStr | Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern China |
| title_short | Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern China |
| title_sort | hydrogeology of the pearl river delta southern china |
| topic | conceptual model groundwater management karst quantitative hydrogeology urban hydrogeology |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2020.1761903 |
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