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Water Pollution and Urbanisation Trends in Lebanon: Litani River Basin Case Study
Urban growth in Lebanon has been rapid over the last few decades. This chapter provides an overall review of the current critical status of water quality of the Litani River in view of concurrent urbanisation. It explains recent efforts of wastewater management and the future perspectives necessary for the integrated management of the basin. Urbanisation rates in Lebanon have exceeded the service capacities of large cities. Water quality deterioration of rivers and groundwater resources is one of the main threats to water sustainability in urban developed areas. The Litani River presents an example of the influence of urbanisation on water quality in Lebanon. In spite of the efforts of the Lebanese government aided by international development programmes to control pollution in and around the Litani River Basin, the problem has become more severe as urbanisation planning and effective wastewater and solid waste management are still lacking.
Water Pollution and Urbanisation Trends in Lebanon: Litani River Basin Case Study
Urban growth in Lebanon has been rapid over the last few decades. This chapter provides an overall review of the current critical status of water quality of the Litani River in view of concurrent urbanisation. It explains recent efforts of wastewater management and the future perspectives necessary for the integrated management of the basin. Urbanisation rates in Lebanon have exceeded the service capacities of large cities. Water quality deterioration of rivers and groundwater resources is one of the main threats to water sustainability in urban developed areas. The Litani River presents an example of the influence of urbanisation on water quality in Lebanon. In spite of the efforts of the Lebanese government aided by international development programmes to control pollution in and around the Litani River Basin, the problem has become more severe as urbanisation planning and effective wastewater and solid waste management are still lacking.
Water Pollution and Urbanisation Trends in Lebanon: Litani River Basin Case Study
Charlesworth, Susanne M. (editor) / Booth, Colin A. (editor) / Khatib, Jamal M. (author) / Baydoun, Safaa (author) / ElKordi, A. A. (author)
Urban Pollution ; 397-415
2018-11-12
19 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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