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The Dilemma of Boundaries

Toward a New Concept of Catchment

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Makoto Taniguchi

    1. Research Institute for Humanity and Natu, Kyoto, Japan

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  2. Takayuki Shiraiwa

    1. Hokkaido University, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Sapporo, Japan

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  • New concept for water management beyond the dilemma of boundaries
  • Interdisciplinary methods from both natural and social sciences
  • Lingages between surface–subsurface and land–ocean water, and impact of human-made boundaries
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Global Environmental Studies (GENVST)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Makoto Taniguchi, Takayuki Shiraiwa
      Pages 3-8

    3. Codification of International Law for Transboundary Aquifers by the United Nations

      • Chusei Yamada
      Pages 9-15

  3. Ignored Linkage Between Surface and Subsurface Environments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Introduction

      • Takanori Nakano
      Pages 19-24

    3. Linkages Beyond the Surface–Subsurface and Land–Ocean Boundaries for Better Environmental Management in Asia

      • Makoto Taniguchi
      Pages 25-35

    4. The Nitrate–Arsenic Boundary as an Important Concept in Aquatic Environmental Studies

      • Takahiro Hosono
      Pages 37-53

    5. A Radon-Based Mass Balance Model for Assessing Groundwater Inflows to Lakes

      • William C. Burnett, Natasha Dimova
      Pages 55-66
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Water circulates continuously and seamlessly on Earth with little regard for the boundaries we draw. There are natural boundaries as between land and ocean and surface and subsurface environments, as well as human or demographic boundaries between nations, cultures, and religions. Although considered necessary by societies, these human-created boundaries disrupt natural water circulation, leading to serious water-related environmental problems. The dilemma of how to manage water beyond our boundaries remains, and nations have different ways and means of controlling each form of water, whether as vapor, surface water, groundwater, or seawater. Recent findings on the interaction of water from land, oceans, and the atmosphere encourage researchers to undertake collaborative work that goes beyond the boundaries of each discipline, be it oceanography, surface and subsurface hydrology, climatology, or glaciology. Drawing on all these fields, the book focuses on two major boundaries: that between surface water and ground water, and that between terrestrial water and ocean water. This comprehensive work is of great value to experts in academia, international organizations, consulting firms, water resources, fisheries, and urban development planning agencies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Research Institute for Humanity and Natu, Kyoto, Japan

    Makoto Taniguchi

  • Hokkaido University, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Sapporo, Japan

    Takayuki Shiraiwa

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