COASTAL GROUNDWATER SYSTEM CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO LARGE-SCALE LAND RECLAMATION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- IMPACT OF LAND RECLAMATION IN AN EXTENSIVE LAND MASS -- 2.1. IMPACT OF RECLAMATION ON GROUND WATER LEVEL AND SALTWATER INTERFACE -- 2.1.1. Solution for Ground Water Level and Saltwater Interface -- 2.1.2. Numerical Verification and Comparison -- 2.1.3. Discussion of the Analytical Solutions -- 2.1.4. Hypothetical Example -- 2.1.5. Application: a Case Study in Shenzhen, China -- 2.2. IMPACT OF RECLAMATION ON GROUND WATER TRAVEL TIME -- 2.2.1. Analytical Solution for the Ground Water Travel Time before Reclamation -- 2.2.2. Analytical Solution for the Ground Water Travel Time after Reclamation -- 2.3. IMPACT OF RECLAMATION ON STREAMLINE PATTERN AND FLOW VELOCITY -- IMPACT OF LAND RECLAMATION IN AN ISLAND -- 3.1. IMPACT OF RECLAMATION ON GROUND WATER LEVEL AND SALTWATER INTERFACE -- 3.1.1. An Island Bounded Below by a Horizontal Impermeable Layer -- 3.1.2. An Island Bounded Below by Saltwater-freshwater Interface -- 3.2. IMPACT OF LAND RECLAMATION ON GROUND WATER TRAVEL TIME -- 3.2.1. Analytical Solution -- 3.2.2. Discussion of the Analytical Solutions -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.