Overview
- Addresses a crucial geo-environmental issue
- Presents the latest data based on monitoring approaches
- Highlights the hotspots in terms of water pollution
- Includes new and advanced analysis methodologies
Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library (WSTL, volume 85)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Amin M. Shaban is Research Director at the Remote Sensing Center of the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS). He has a master’s degree from the American University of Beirut, a PhD from Bordeaux University (France), and he completed a post-doctoral program at Boston University. Dr. Shaban specializes in the fields of hydrology, hydrogeology, and the use of satellite images in terrain analysis and water resources management. He has received several scientific awards such as the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research Distinguished Researchers Award for and the Award for Career Excellence in Scientific Research. He has written more than 50 publications in international journals and has contributed to more than 100 proceedings volumes and seminars worldwide.
Mouïn Hamzé was Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the Lebanese University (1985 - 1997) and Chairman of the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (1990 - 1998). Since 1998,he has been Secretary General of the National Council for Scientific Research - Lebanon (CNRS-L) where he has focused on developing the Scholarship Program, the Grant Research Program and the Science Technology & Innovation Policy (STIP). He has also enhanced cooperation with numerous countries and organizations, culminating in the implementation of bi-lateral and multi-lateral projects and programs, including those with the EU (FP7, H2020, PRIMA). He has authored several books, reports and scientific papers, has chaired numerous international and regional meetings and symposia, and is actively involved in international organizations including CIHEAM, IAEA, ICARDA, CEDRE, ESCWA, the Technology Centre, AUF, and IOOC.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges
Editors: Amin Shaban, Mouin Hamzé
Series Title: Water Science and Technology Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76300-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76299-9Published: 26 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09457-7Published: 25 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76300-2Published: 06 April 2018
Series ISSN: 0921-092X
Series E-ISSN: 1872-4663
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 179
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
Topics: Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Hydrology/Water Resources, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management