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Anatomy of a South African Karst Hydrosystem

The Hydrology and Hydrogeology of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site

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Editors:
  1. Philip J. Hobbs

    1. (deceased), Pretoria, South Africa

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  2. Harrison Pienaar

    1. Smart Places—Water Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa

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  3. Eddie van Wyk

    1. Bloemfontein, South Africa

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  4. Yongxin Xu

    1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

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  • Provides an overview of South African Karst Systems
  • Presents a multi-dimensional analysis of the groundwater sources in South Africa
  • Contains many color photographs of World Heritage Site

Part of the book series: Cave and Karst Systems of the World (CAKASYWO)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lxv
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  2. Integrated Monitoring Approach

    • Harrison Pienaar, Philip J. Hobbs
    Pages 1-4

  3. Introduction and Background

    • Harrison Pienaar, Philip J. Hobbs
    Pages 5-9

  4. Description of the Physical Environment

    • Harrison Pienaar, Philip J. Hobbs
    Pages 11-29

  5. Overview of Karst

    • Philip J. Hobbs, Harrison Pienaar
    Pages 31-42

  6. Physical Hydrology

    • Harrison Pienaar, Philip J. Hobbs
    Pages 43-82

  7. Chemical Hydrology

    • Harrison Pienaar, Philip J. Hobbs, Sebinasi Dzikiti, Ranya Amer
    Pages 83-166

  8. Physical Hydrogeology

    • Philip J. Hobbs, Harrison Pienaar, Sebinasi Dzikiti
    Pages 167-210

  9. Chemical Hydrogeology

    • Harrison Pienaar, Philip J. Hobbs, Sebinasi Dzikiti
    Pages 211-320

  10. Conclusions

    • Harrison Pienaar, Philip J. Hobbs
    Pages 321-324

  11. Recommendations

    • Harrison Pienaar, Philip J. Hobbs
    Pages 325-326

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 327-356
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This book combines the results of the research activities in the assessment of water resources environment and an integrated water resource monitoring program to support preservation efforts of the aquatic environment of the Cradle of Humankind (COH), World Heritage Sites. A poor understanding of the surface and groundwater resources of the COH property has precipitated often alarmist reporting in the media regarding the negative impacts associated with various sources of poor quality water. The most notable of these is the acid mine drainage threat to karst ecosystems and fossil sites across the property. These circumstances have generated wide and considerable concern for the preservation of the UNESCO-inscribed fossil sites and integrity of the water resources of the property.


Editors and Affiliations

  • (deceased), Pretoria, South Africa

    Philip J. Hobbs

  • Smart Places—Water Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa

    Harrison Pienaar

  • Bloemfontein, South Africa

    Eddie van Wyk

  • Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

    Yongxin Xu

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anatomy of a South African Karst Hydrosystem

  • Book Subtitle: The Hydrology and Hydrogeology of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site

  • Editors: Philip J. Hobbs, Harrison Pienaar, Eddie van Wyk, Yongxin Xu

  • Series Title: Cave and Karst Systems of the World

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95829-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95828-2Published: 06 August 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95831-2Published: 06 August 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-95829-9Published: 05 August 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2364-4591

  • Series E-ISSN: 2364-4605

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: LXV, 356

  • Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations, 213 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Earth Sciences, general, Water, general, Geology, Sedimentology

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