Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern China

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Lancia, Michele, Su, Huang, Tian, Yong, Xu, Jintai, Andrews, Charles, Lerner, David N. and Zheng, Chunmiao (2020) Hydrogeology of the Pearl River Delta, southern China. Journal of Maps, 16 (2). pp. 388-395. ISSN 1744-5647

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Abstract

The study describes the hydrogeological setting of the Pearl River Delta, a sub-tropical area of southern China encompassing the metropolises of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau. In the last 40 years, a booming economy and a population of about 60 million has increased water demand satisfied by a huge system of dams and reservoirs. Aquifers in the studied area are underutilized and only a few recent studies have addressed hydrogeological characterization at a local scale. Understanding groundwater dynamics of the Pearl River Delta is important for developing additional water supplies, understanding and mitigating groundwater pollution, and for implementing ‘Sponge City' concepts. Via a collection of data from literature and field surveys, the hydrogeological setting of the area is synthetized and represented through thematic maps, cross sections and a hydro-stratigraphic column. Hydrogeological conceptual models are developed that describe the groundwater dynamics in urban and rural areas within the Pearl River Delta.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: conceptual model,groundwater management,karst,quantitative hydrogeology,urban hydrogeology,geography, planning and development,earth and planetary sciences (miscellaneous),sdg 11 - sustainable cities and communities ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3305
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 30 May 2020 00:11
Last Modified: 30 Jun 2025 00:38
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/75397
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2020.1761903

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