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Technical assessment combined with an extended cost–benefit analysis for the restoration of groundwater and forest ecosystem services – an application for Grand Bahama
Anne Imig
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Chair of Hydrogeology, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Francesca Perosa
Chair of Hydrology and River Basin Management, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Carolina Iwane Hotta
Chair of Hydrology and River Basin Management, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Sophia Klausner
Chair of Hydrogeology, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Kristen Welsh
Small Island Sustainability Programme, University of The Bahamas, Nassau, The Bahamas
Geosciences Department, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, USA
Yan Zheng
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Chair of Hydrogeology, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Short summary
In 2019, Hurricane Dorian led to salinization of groundwater resources on the island of Grand Bahama. We assessed the feasibility of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) for restoring fresh groundwater. Furthermore, we applied a financial and an extended cost–benefit analysis for assessing ecosystem services supported by MAR and reforestation. As a first estimate, MAR could only provide a small contribution to the water demand. Reforestation measures were assessed to be financially profitable.
In 2019, Hurricane Dorian led to salinization of groundwater resources on the island of Grand...
