Groundwater and Subsurface Environments

Part I Subsurface Environmental Problems and Urban Development in Asia  

1 What are the Subsurface Environmental Problems? Makoto Taniguchi

2 Asian Urbanization and Its Environments Gayl D. Ness

3 Urban Development and Water Environment Changes in Asian Megacities Akihisa Yoshikoshi

4 Comparative Analysis on Land Use Distributions and Their Changes in Asian Mega CitiesAkio Yamashita  

Part II Groundwater Degradation and Resources Management  

5 Monitoring Groundwater Variations Using Precise Gravimetry on Land and from Space Yoichi Fukuda

6 The Proposed Groundwater Management for the Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia Robert M. Delinom

7 Review of Groundwater Management and Land Subsidence in Bangkok, Thailand Oranuj Lorphensri, Anirut Ladawadee, and Surapol Dhammasarn  

Part III Groundwater Contamination and Loads to the Ocean  

8 Detecting Groundwater Inputs into Bangkok Canals Via Radon and Thoron Measurements Supitcha Chanyotha, Makoto Taniguchi, and William C. Burnett

9 Subsurface Pollution in Asian Megacities Shin-ichi Onodera  

Part IV Subsurface Thermal Anomalies Due to Global Warming and Urbanization  

10 Comparisons Between Air and Subsurface Temperatures in Taiwan for the Past Century: A Global Warming Perspective Chieh-Hung Chen, Chung-Ho Wang, Deng-Lung Chen, Yang-Yi Sun, Jann-Yenq Liu, Ta-Kang Yeh, Horng-Yuan Yen, and Shu-Hao Chang

11 Evolution of the Subsurface Thermal Environment in Urban Areas: Studies in Large Cities in East Asia Makoto Yamano

12 Urban Warming and Urban Heat Islands in Taipei, Taiwan Yingjiu Bai, Jehn-Yih Juang, and Akihiko Kondoh  

Part V Integrated Assessment of Subsurface Environments in Asia  

13 Long-Term Urbanization and Land Subsidence in Asian Megacities: An Indicators System Approach Shinji Kaneko and Tomoyo Toyota

14 Sinking Cities and Governmental Action Institutional Responses to Land Subsidence in Osaka and Bangkok Takahiro Endo

15 Chemical and Physical