Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges

Denmark is making continuous efforts to attain sustainable groundwater management. With groundwater constituting virtually the only resource for all water uses, groundwater management was addressed early on and has progressed over the last century. This article gives an overview of the advances, alo...

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Autores principales: Jorgensen, L.F., Villholth, Karen G., Refsgaard, J.C.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78190
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author Jorgensen, L.F.
Villholth, Karen G.
Refsgaard, J.C.
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description Denmark is making continuous efforts to attain sustainable groundwater management. With groundwater constituting virtually the only resource for all water uses, groundwater management was addressed early on and has progressed over the last century. This article gives an overview of the advances, along with past and present challenges in securing sustainable groundwater utilization. The objective is to document comprehensively the Danish case and to highlight some of the unique conditions and principles that have shaped and facilitated groundwater management in the country.
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spelling CGSpace781902024-05-01T08:19:51Z Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges Jorgensen, L.F. Villholth, Karen G. Refsgaard, J.C. groundwater water conservation water use water security water rates water law water policy legislation sustainability environmental protection drinking water stakeholders Denmark is making continuous efforts to attain sustainable groundwater management. With groundwater constituting virtually the only resource for all water uses, groundwater management was addressed early on and has progressed over the last century. This article gives an overview of the advances, along with past and present challenges in securing sustainable groundwater utilization. The objective is to document comprehensively the Danish case and to highlight some of the unique conditions and principles that have shaped and facilitated groundwater management in the country. 2017-11-02 2016-12-07T04:57:35Z 2016-12-07T04:57:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78190 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Jorgensen, L. F.; Villholth, Karen G.; Refsgaard, J. C. 2016. Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 23p. (Online first) doi: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1225569
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water conservation
water use
water security
water rates
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water policy
legislation
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environmental protection
drinking water
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Jorgensen, L.F.
Villholth, Karen G.
Refsgaard, J.C.
Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges
title Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges
title_full Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges
title_fullStr Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges
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title_short Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges
title_sort groundwater management and protection in denmark a review of pre conditions advances and challenges
topic groundwater
water conservation
water use
water security
water rates
water law
water policy
legislation
sustainability
environmental protection
drinking water
stakeholders
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