Protection of Water Resources
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F20%3A43915827" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/20:43915827 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18363-9_7" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18363-9_7</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18363-9_7" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-030-18363-9_7</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Protection of Water Resources
Original language description
The main objective of water protection in the Czech Republic, in accordance with EU requirements, is to improve the state of water resources, aquatic ecosystems, promote sustainable water use and mitigate the adverse effects of floods and droughts. For the security of drinking water supply, preference is given to underground sources. More and more, however, they are replaced by surface resources and, for this purpose, water basins are being built. There is a similar trend in the Czech Republic. Also, there are a number of water reservoirs and surface water are also taken from watercourses or from multi-purpose reservoirs. According to the current Water Act, water resources can be defined as surface water or groundwater that are used or may be used to satisfy human needs, especially for drinking purposes. In terms of soil, geological and geomorphological conditions, the Czech Republic is very fragmented and belongs to areas where there are no large streams. On the contrary, it is a territory with many springs. The Czech Republic is called the 'roof of Europe', and also there are three major European catchment boundaries situated here. For this reason, it is very important to protect the quality and quantity of drinking water supply for people living in the Czech Republic, but also anthropogenic pollution of water spreading to neighbouring countries must be prevented.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
Assessment and Protection of Water Resources in the Czech Republic
ISBN
978-3-030-18362-2
Number of pages of the result
29
Pages from-to
145-173
Number of pages of the book
436
Publisher name
Springer Switzerland
Place of publication
Cham
UT code for WoS chapter
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