Groundwater demand management at local scale in rural areas of India: A strategy to ensure water well sustainability based on aquifer diffusivity and community participation

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-196

  Kulkarni, Himanshu ^a   Vijay Shankar, P S ^b   Deolankar, S B ^a,c   Shah, Mihir ^b  

^a ACWADAM   (India)

^b Samaj Pragati Sahayog   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Aquifer depletion time; Diffusivity; Groundwater management; Storage coefficient; Transmissivity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RURAL AREA; TRANSMISSIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 2642581729     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-004-0320-x     Document Type: Article

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