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VULNERABILITY OF GROUNDWATER *
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The PI Method – a GIS-based Approach to Mapping Groundwater Vulnerability with Special Consideration
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of Karst Aquifers. – Z. angew. Geol., 46 (2000) 3: 157-166; Hannover.
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- A. Nick, R. Mweene, R. Baeumle (2012): Groundwater Resources for the Mwembeshi and Chongwe catchments,

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including the Lusaka region. -A Manual with Explanations for the Use of the Hydrogeological Maps and Vulnerability Map-.
Ministry for Lands, Energy and Water Development, Department of Water Affairs and Federal Institute for Geosciences
and Natural Resources; Lusaka.
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50 12 00 - R. Bäumle, A. Nick, B. Shamboko-Mbale, C. Siwale (2012): Groundwater Resources for the Mwembeshi and Chongwe

Effectiveness of Protective Cover (P-Map) Degree of Bypassing of Protective Cover / Infiltration Map (I-Map)
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EFFECTIVENESS catchments, including the Lusaka region. -A Brief Description of Physiography, Climate, Hydrology, Geology and
Balmoral
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P-Map
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Comprehensive Urban Development Plan for the City of Lusaka in the Republic of Zambia - Final Report (March 2009),

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Lusaka City Council and Japan International Cooperation Agency; 69 pages; Lusaka
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- K. Hahne, B. Shamboko-Mbale (2010): Development of a Groundwater Information & Management Program for the
Ten Miles Ten Miles 10 80 Lusaka Groundwater Systems - Karstification, Tectonics and Land Use in the Lusaka Region; Technical Report No. 3.
¸ ^v" low ( 2 ) Q ¸ ^v" Ministry of Energy and Water Development, Department of Water Affairs, Lusaka &
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