DEGRADATION OF SPRINGS IN THE ARAVA VALLEY: ANTHROPOGENIC AND CLIMATIC FACTORS

ABSTRACT Groundwater pumping in the hyper‐arid Arava Valley began in 1936 for industrial use, south of the Dead Sea, and since 1949 for domestic and agricultural use with the establishment of Eilat. Pumping gradually increased with the founding of 19 rural villages throughout the Arava Valley. Groun...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Land degradation & development 2012-07, Vol.23 (4), p.365-383
Hauptverfasser:	Bruins, H. J., Sherzer, Z., Ginat, H., Batarseh, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	anthropogenic impact Arava Valley climatic impact groundwater pumping increasing aridity Israel Jordan spring degradation
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