Acknowledgements

The first author is indebted to R. Allan Freeze for introducing him to the issue of groundwater modeling, with special reference to groundwater pumping and related anthropogenic land subsidence in Venice, Italy.

We deeply appreciate the thorough and useful reviews of and contributions to this book by the following individuals:

• William Woessner, University of Montana, USA;
• Herb Wang, University of Wisconsin, USA; and,
• Tomo Tokunaga, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

The author and editors are grateful for the oversight of Amanda Sills and copyediting of Elhana Dyck, both of the Groundwater Project, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; and Eileen Poeter (Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA) for reviewing, editing and producing this book.