Next Article in Journal
Detection of Vegetation Cover Change in Renewable Energy Development Zones of Southern California Using MODIS NDVI Time Series Analysis, 2000 to 2018
Next Article in Special Issue
Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability in the North Aquifer Area of Rhodes Island Using the GALDIT Method and GIS
Previous Article in Journal
Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint of Electric Vehicles and Batteries Charging in View of Various Sources of Power Supply in the Czech Republic
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Environments
Volume 6
Issue 3
10.3390/environments6030039
environments-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Challenges and Limitations of Karst Aquifer Vulnerability Mapping Based on the PaPRIKa Method—Application to a Large European Karst Aquifer (Fontaine de Vaucluse, France)

by
Chloé Ollivier
1,*,
Konstantinos Chalikakis
1,*,
Naomi Mazzilli
1,
Nerantzis Kazakis
2,
Yoann Lecomte
3,
Charles Danquigny
1 and
Christophe Emblanch
1
1
Avignon Université, UMR EMMAH, 301 rue Baruch de Spinoza, 84916-Avignon, France
2
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Geology, Lab. of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
3
Syndicat mixte du Bassin des Sorgues, La Passerelle, 1 chemin des Palermes, 84320-Entraigues sur la Sorgue, France
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Environments 2019, 6(3), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6030039
Submission received: 30 January 2019 / Revised: 14 March 2019 / Accepted: 19 March 2019 / Published: 26 March 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Groundwater Quality and Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment)
Browse Figures
Versions Notes

Abstract

Aquifer vulnerability maps can improve groundwater management for sustainable anthropogenic development. The latest update of karst aquifer vulnerability mapping is named: the Protection of Aquifers base on Protection, Rock type, Infiltration and KArstification (PaPRIKa). This multi-criteria assessment method is based on a weighting system whose criteria are selected according to the aquifer under study. In this study, the PaPRIKa method has been applied in the Fontaine de Vaucluse karst aquifer using the novel plugin for Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS) software. The Fontaine de Vaucluse karst aquifer is the largest European karst hydrosystem with a catchment area that measures approximately 1162 km 2 . Four thematic maps were produced according to the criteria of protection, rock type, infiltration, and karst development. The plugin expedites the weighting system test and generates the final vulnerability map. At a large scale the vulnerability map is globally linked with primary geomorphological units and at the local scale is mostly affected by karst features that drive hydrodynamics. In conclusion, the novel QGIS plugin standardizes the application of the PaPRIKa method, saves time and prevents user omissions. The final vulnerability map provides useful contributions that are most relevant to groundwater managers and decision-makers. We highlight the sensibility of the vulnerability map to the weighting system and validation issues of the vulnerability map are raised.
Keywords: karst aquifer; vulnerability; PaPRIKa; QGIS plugin; Fontaine de Vaucluse karst aquifer; vulnerability; PaPRIKa; QGIS plugin; Fontaine de Vaucluse
Graphical Abstract

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Ollivier, C.; Chalikakis, K.; Mazzilli, N.; Kazakis, N.; Lecomte, Y.; Danquigny, C.; Emblanch, C. Challenges and Limitations of Karst Aquifer Vulnerability Mapping Based on the PaPRIKa Method—Application to a Large European Karst Aquifer (Fontaine de Vaucluse, France). Environments 2019, 6, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6030039

AMA Style

Ollivier C, Chalikakis K, Mazzilli N, Kazakis N, Lecomte Y, Danquigny C, Emblanch C. Challenges and Limitations of Karst Aquifer Vulnerability Mapping Based on the PaPRIKa Method—Application to a Large European Karst Aquifer (Fontaine de Vaucluse, France). Environments. 2019; 6(3):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6030039

Chicago/Turabian Style

Ollivier, Chloé, Konstantinos Chalikakis, Naomi Mazzilli, Nerantzis Kazakis, Yoann Lecomte, Charles Danquigny, and Christophe Emblanch. 2019. "Challenges and Limitations of Karst Aquifer Vulnerability Mapping Based on the PaPRIKa Method—Application to a Large European Karst Aquifer (Fontaine de Vaucluse, France)" Environments 6, no. 3: 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6030039

APA Style

Ollivier, C., Chalikakis, K., Mazzilli, N., Kazakis, N., Lecomte, Y., Danquigny, C., & Emblanch, C. (2019). Challenges and Limitations of Karst Aquifer Vulnerability Mapping Based on the PaPRIKa Method—Application to a Large European Karst Aquifer (Fontaine de Vaucluse, France). Environments, 6(3), 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6030039

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop