**Resource Management**

port processes in vadose zone, whereas the final chapter is about water mobility and slope

This book has a broad-based wider scope due to elaborate coverage on many aspects of groundwater. The book is aimed to serve the needs of graduate students and professionals in groundwater engineering, water resource engineering, hydrogeology, water resource

Many persons contributed directly or indirectly towards the completion of this book project, which is thankfully acknowledged. It would not have been possible to complete this book without the professional contributions of the eminent authors whose names appear with each chapter title; the groundwater scientists and engineers the world over. Guidance, ad‐ vice and blessings of my professional colleagues and friends and unwavering support of my family members (wife Sultana, daughters Humaira and Sumayyah, and son Hammaad) are fully acknowledged; therefore, I dedicate this book to my family and colleagues in the pro‐ fession of handling groundwater. Dr. Jamil Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, faculty and staff of Abasyn University, Islamabad, need a mention for providing me working atmosphere, space, time and resources at university's cost. Last but not least I would like to thank Ms. Andrea Koric, the publishing process manager whose patience, guidance and relentless ef‐

**Dr. Muhammad Salik Javaid**

Abasyn University, Islamabad, Pakistan

stability coupled numerical analysis within unsaturated soils.

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forts made us all follow and obey the laid out time lines.

management, environmental sciences and geotechnical engineering.
