Dr David Drew is a senior lecturer at the Department of Geography, Trinity College, Dublin. His research interests include: geomorphology and hydrology of limestone terrains; general groundwater and surface water hydrology; environmental archaeology and soils in karstic areas; special interest in the Burren and the lowland karsts of western Ireland and in karst areas of the Mediterranean and Tropics.Dr Heinz Hötzl is lecturer in Hydrogeology at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. His research interests include: hydrogeology, especially of Karst and fractured rock aquifers, tracer hydrology, groundwater management and groundwater protection, contaminant transport in the groundwater and groundwater remediation.

• 1 Introduction2 The Historical Perspective3 Introduction and Overview of Human ImpactsPart 2. The Nature of Human Impacts on Karst Waters4 Agriculturally Induced Impacts5 Industrial and Urban Produced Impacts6 Extractive Industries Impact7 Karst Water ExploitationPart 3. Implications and Conclusions8 Karst Water Exploitation9 Conservation of Karst Terrains and Karst Waters: The Future

Dr David Drew is a senior lecturer at the Department of Geography, Trinity College, Dublin. His research interests include: geomorphology and hydrology of limestone terrains; general groundwater and surface water hydrology; environmental archaeology and soils in karstic areas; special interest in the Burren and the lowland karsts of western Ireland and in karst areas of the Mediterranean and Tropics.Dr Heinz Hötzl is lecturer in Hydrogeology at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. His research interests include: hydrogeology, especially of Karst and fractured rock aquifers, tracer hydrology, groundwater management and groundwater protection, contaminant transport in the groundwater and groundwater remediation.

• 1 Introduction2 The Historical Perspective3 Introduction and Overview of Human ImpactsPart 2. The Nature of Human Impacts on Karst Waters4 Agriculturally Induced Impacts5 Industrial and Urban Produced Impacts6 Extractive Industries Impact7 Karst Water ExploitationPart 3. Implications and Conclusions8 Karst Water Exploitation9 Conservation of Karst Terrains and Karst Waters: The Future

Dr David Drew is a senior lecturer at the Department of Geography, Trinity College, Dublin. His research interests include: geomorphology and hydrology of limestone terrains; general groundwater and surface water hydrology; environmental archaeology and soils in karstic areas; special interest in the Burren and the lowland karsts of western Ireland and in karst areas of the Mediterranean and Tropics.Dr Heinz Hötzl is lecturer in Hydrogeology at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. His research interests include: hydrogeology, especially of Karst and fractured rock aquifers, tracer hydrology, groundwater management and groundwater protection, contaminant transport in the groundwater and groundwater remediation.

• 1 Introduction2 The Historical Perspective3 Introduction and Overview of Human ImpactsPart 2. The Nature of Human Impacts on Karst Waters4 Agriculturally Induced Impacts5 Industrial and Urban Produced Impacts6 Extractive Industries Impact7 Karst Water ExploitationPart 3. Implications and Conclusions8 Karst Water Exploitation9 Conservation of Karst Terrains and Karst Waters: The Future