Global Groundwater Resources and Management: Selected Papers from the 33rd International Geological Congress (33rd IGC), Oslo, Norway, August 2008

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The book on "Global Groundwater Resources and Management" has been aimed at the growing recognition of depleting world groundwater resources and the need of a better management system. The issue which has now crossed all the political boundaries is the biggest challenge before the scientific community. A referee system of a very high international standard was adopted to review the papers. Contributors include scientists from Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Finland, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Reviewers were international recognized subject experts from countries like Argentina, Bangladesh, China, Finland, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan and United Kingdom. The book will be a valuable contribution to the field of Hydrogeology. It will prove to be of immense value to the government organizations engaged in exploration and exploitation of groundwater, water supply schemes and irrigation, non-government organizations (NGOs), universities and colleges, people engaged in planning and policy making, researchers, teachers, students and public at large.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR B.S. Paliwal

Dr. B.S. Paliwal presently serving as Professor of Geology at Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India, is actively engaged in understanding different aspects of the Precambrain Geology of the northwestern part of the Indian Shield, for the last thirty years. He has tried to unravel the tectonics and structure of the rocks of the Aravalli Mountain Range. As the Chairman of the South Asian Regional Working Group. Prof. Paliwal was associated with the International Research Project: SEDBA-IGCP-269 (Global Data Base in Sedimentary Petrology). Including USSR, Australia, Japan, France, China, Spain, England, Egypt, Somalia, Kenya, UAE, Hongkong, Pakistan, Thailand, Singapore, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka etc. Prof. Paliwal has visited several countries to participate in International Conferences, Seminars and Meetings. Prof. Paliwal was invited to chair sessions in International Geological Conferences like IGC, GEOSOM, GEOSAS etc. held in USSR, Japan, China, Australia, Somalia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Prof. Paliwal has published many research papers in National and International Journals to his credit.