December 2014

Investigation of groundwater flow heterogeneity in fractured aquifers (Case study: Qusiema area, North Sinai)

Fractured aquifer is considered as a main promising aquifer in northeastern boarders of Egypt where the Nubian aquifer is deep. The groundwater exploration and evaluation are the main objectives of the present study. Some localities were carefully selected for applying the geophysical techniques to achieve the goal of the study. Both the Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) and horizontal profiling techniques of direct...

Author(s): Osama Abdel Raouf

December 2014

Critical analysis of existing economic tools available for assessing river water quality

This review paper critically analyzes the economic literature on the approaches of measuring the environmental benefits. It focuses on the economic methodologies that are available for the evaluation of the effects (social costs and benefits) of environmental changes (degradation/preservation) on river water quality. Further, it shows how the monetary valuations of these effects can have an impact in making of economic...

Author(s): Sudevi Basu and Lokesh K. S