Environmental Impact of Land Use in Rural Regions The Development, Validation, and Application of Model Tools for Management and Policy Analysis

The concern over groundwater contamination has focused attention on the processes that influence the fate of chemicals in soil water systems. In this book, the estimation techniques and transfer functions of required input data from existing databases in geographic information systems are provided. Spatially variable input data, such as the type of soil, hydrological conditions, intensity of land use and atmospheric deposit of pollutants, are derived from basic land and climate characteristics. A model for the evaluation of land use and water management is also described. In addition, examples of field and regional studies on water management and policy analysis are provided.