Urban hydrogeology in Indonesia: A highlight from Jakarta

In many cities in the developing countries, groundwater is an important source of public water supply. The interaction between groundwater systems and urban environments has become an urgent challenge for many developing cities in the world, Indonesia included. Contributing factors are, but not limi...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2018-02, Vol.118 (1), p.12022
Main Author: Lubis, R F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Developing countries
Groundwater
Groundwater management
Groundwater quality
Groundwater studies
Hydrogeology
Hydrologic cycle
Hydrology
LDCs
Population growth
Urban areas
Urban environments
Water management
Water supply
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Summary:In many cities in the developing countries, groundwater is an important source of public water supply. The interaction between groundwater systems and urban environments has become an urgent challenge for many developing cities in the world, Indonesia included. Contributing factors are, but not limited to, the continuous horizontal and vertical expansion of cities, population growth, climate change, water scarcity and groundwater quality degradation. Jakarta as the capital city of Indonesia becomes a good example to study and implement urban hydrogeology. Urban hydrogeology is a science for investigating groundwater at the hydrological cycle and its change, water regime and quality within the urbanized landscape and zones of its impact. The present paper provides a review of urban groundwater studies in Jakarta in the context of urban water management, advances in hydrogeological investigation, monitoring and modelling since the city was established. The whole study emphasizes the necessity of an integrated urban groundwater management and development supporting hydrogeological techniques for urban areas.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/118/1/012022