Aims: This paper uses a narrative, case study approach to illustrate water vulnerabilities associated with a remote, Karen Hill Tribe village in northwestern Thailand and discusses some of the measures taken to address these vulnerabilities. Place and Duration of Study: Huai Pla...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23528
Background: Floods pose hazards to society, the environment, and the economy. For instance, the flood in Jakarta on 15–23 January 2013 blocked roads, forced businesses in the capital to close, and displaced at least 20,000 people. Aims: This research is aimed at estimating the fl...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23524
This study investigated the impact of oil exploitation on wetland and livelihood sustainability in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The objectives were to: carry out an expository study of the first oil well at Oloibiri; examine the vegetation and soil of th...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22943
Our paper provides an introduction to, and context for, the 10 papers that comprise this special volume: Waterscapes Asia: Concepts and Practices. We discuss the various interpretations of what is meant by a “waterscape” and suggest some ways forward that may provide a bridge bet...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23520
Background: The East Kolkata Wetlands system has become a research trove. Describing a little known wetland as a tutorial ecosystem for learning wetland wise use and thereafter getting it included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands was good. It took me about 20 years. But the subsequ...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23527
Aims: Through the lens of dynamic change in the city’s waterscape, this paper examines Hyderabad’s global aspiration and the ways it impacts water provisions and accessibility issues for the poor locals. Study Design: This paper is based on descriptive research design accompanie...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23530
Aims: The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is facing impacts from climate change and sea level rise. Two extreme weather conditions – drought and flood – have occurred much more often recently. Faced with the challenges of drought, the government of Vietnam has an idea of constructing a s...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23521
The present study is an attempt to find out the origin, occurrence and distribution of fluoride content in deep aquifers of Ambalapuzha river basin of Ambalapuzha Taluk. Comparison of the past tube well data with present data, at various localities of the study area shows a drast...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/17174
The work documents a vulnerability study of coastal aquifers based on Groundwater Pollution Potential Index (GWPPI). The parameters used in GWPPI include Lithofacies (L), aquifer thickness (b), Transmissivity (T), Storativity (S), Static Water Level (SWL), Total Dissolved solids...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22994
Aims: The potential of limestone ash for the improvement of some geotechnical properties of Laterite soils for construction purposes was evaluated. The assessment involved the determination of the engineering properties of Laterite soil in its natural state as well as when mixed...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22042
Forest resources has experienced natural and anthropogenic pressure various adverse effects manifested by their continued degradation over the years in the district of Gaoua. This degradation is continuing in spite of policies and many investments aiming at changing this dynamics...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23091
Groundwater is the main source of drinking water for many small agricultural communities. Nitrate concentration in groundwater is a major problem in Nira River basin area, which is mainly due to the run off or seepage of chemical fertilizers from the agricultural field. A total o...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23309
Groundwater is one of the natural resource with the potential for domestic, agricultural and industrial consumption. Groundwater quality of bore well water of Baramati city has undergone degradation due to anthropogenic and some natural factors. Groundwater samples were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23220
Drainage basin morphometric information is very important in any undertaking to control incidence of flooding in an area. In the present study, morphometrc analysis using remote sensing and GIS techniques have been carried out to examine the flood potentials of the Mayogwoi river...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23379
Over the last three decades, soil erosion phenomenon has grown to be the most serious and significant geo-environmental problem in Morocco as in the whole Mediterranean area. As a matter of fact, it damages both soil functions and quality, not to mention the magnification of the...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/20061