Impact of Urbanization on the Hydrology of Ganga Basin (India)

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 705-719

  Misra, Anil Kumar ^a  

^a THE NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ganga basin; Population growth; Soil salinity; Urban infrastructure; Urbanization; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RIVER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

GANGA BASIN; POPULATION GROWTH; SOIL SALINITY; URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE; URBANIZATION;

URBAN GROWTH;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION GROWTH; RECHARGE; RIVER BASIN; URBAN DRAINAGE; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

GANGES BASIN; INDIA;

EID: 78751584706     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9722-9     Document Type: Review

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