Author: Geological Association of Canada
Publisher: St. John's, Nfld. : Geological Association of Canada
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 610

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Author: David Leveson
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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Using case studies of world cities, examines geology and land-use planning, the influence of the earth upon the origin and evolution of cities, and possible relationships between the earth of cities of the future.

Author: Thomas Walter Grimshaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 488

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Author: Matthew R. Bennett
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 518

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Environmental Geology: geology and the human environment provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of environmental geology - the interaction of humans with the geological environment. As a subject, environmental geology has grown in popularity with the rise of interest in environmental issues. Despite this, environmental geology is not a new subject but a meld of three related earth science disciplines: economic geology, engineering geology and applied geomorphology, each of which has been given a new focus through the need for greater environmental management. This book is the first of its kind to recognise that the true challenge of environmental geology does not lie in rural areas or in the green issues, but in the urban environment and its resource hinterland. By the year 2000, over 3.5 billion people, over 50% of the world's population, will live in urban areas covering just 1% of the earth's surface. It is here that human interaction with the geological environment is at its most intense: it is here that the practical challenges in environmental geology lie. Urban growth fuels the demand for mineral and water resources, tests our skills as engineering geologists, produces vast volumes of waste which must be managed, and increases human vulnerability to natural hazards. All of these topics are covered within this book. Environmental geology is a practical subject, and environmental geologists have a crucial role in managing our interaction with the geological environment. This textbook demonstrates how environmental geologists can make a practical contribution to managing this interaction allowing both sustained development and environmental conservation.

Author: Donald R. Nichols
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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Author: Martin M. Kaufman
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439852820
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 574

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With the continuing increase in population, more people are sharing the finite resources of the urban watershed, resulting in new and increasingly complex interactions between humans and the environment. Environmental contamination is a chronic problem-and an expensive one. In urban areas, water and soil contamination poses a threat to public healt

Author: G. McCall
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9789054106470
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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This volume looks at the increasing demand for geoscientific input to planning urban land use, rectifying problems of decay and poor prior procedures, rehabilitating land after the closure of extractive and other industries, designing new constructions, and environmental assessment.

Author: Daniel T. Rogers
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0429649312
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 663

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Understanding that the natural world beneath our feet is the point at which civilization meets the natural world is critical to the success of restoration and prevention efforts to reduce contaminant impacts and improve the global environment because of one simple fact – contaminants do not respect country borders. Contaminants often begin their destructive journey immediately after being released and can affect the entire planet if the release is in just the right amount, at just the right location, and at just the right time. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Urban Watersheds, Geology, Contamination, Environmental Regulations, and Sustainability, Second Edition presents more than 30 years of research and professional practice on urban watersheds from the fields of environmental geology, geochemistry, risk analysis, hydrology, and urban planning. The geological characteristics of urbanized watersheds along with the physical and chemical properties of their common contaminants are integrated to assess risk factors for soil, groundwater, and air. This new edition continues to examine the urban environment and the geology beneath urban areas, evaluates the contamination that affects watersheds in urban regions, and addresses redevelopment strategies. Features of the Second Edition: Examines contaminants and the successes of environmental regulation worldwide and highlights the areas that need improvement Describes several advances in investigation techniques in urban regions that now provide a huge leap forward in data collection, resolution, and accuracy Explains the importance of understanding the geological and hydrogeologic environments of urban and developed regions Provides new and enhanced methods presented as a sustainability model for assessing risks to human health and the environment from negative human-induced contaminant impacts Includes a new chapter that surveys how environmental regulations have been successful or have failed at protecting the air, water, and land in urban areas Suitable for use as a textbook and as a professional practice reference, the book includes case studies on successful and unsuccessful approaches to contaminant remediation as well as practical methods for environmental risk assessment. PowerPoint® presentations of selected portions of the book are available with qualifying course adoption. Daniel T. Rogers is currently the Director of Environmental Affairs at Amsted Industries Inc. in Chicago, Illinois. His writings address environmental geology, hydrogeology, geologic vulnerability and mapping, contaminant fate and transport, urban geology, environmental site investigations, contaminant risk, brownfield redevelopment, and sustainability. He has taught geology and environmental chemistry at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan.

Author: Edward A. Keller
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 758

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For courses in Environmental Geology taken by introductory, non-science majors. Also appropriate for Physical Geology courses emphasizing an environmental perspective. As the human population increases, many decisions concerning our use of natural resources will determine our standard of living and the quality of our environment. This text helps non-science majors develop an understanding of how geology and humanity interface. Ed Keller the author who first defined the environmental geology course focuses on five fundamental concepts of environmental geology: Human Population Growth, Sustainability, Earth as a System, Hazardous Earth Processes, and Scientific Knowledge and Values. These concepts are introduced at the outset of the text, integrated throughout, and revisited at the end of each chapter. Included with every text, the Hazard City CD-ROM gives instructors meaningful, easy-to-assign, and easy-to-grade assignments based on the idealized town of Hazard City.

Author: Daniel T. Rogers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT describes how geology influences contaminant migration in an urban environment. The book specifically documents the impact of human activity & urbanization on the near-surface geologic & hydrogeologic environment in metropolitan Detroit. It also identifies surficial geologic formations that are especially sensitive to environmental contamination. Specific topics covered include Pleistocene geology, the depositional history of glacial lakes, near-surface hydrogeology, & contaminant migration. The book expands existing knowledge of Pleistocene geology, & the stratigraphy & history of the glacial lakes in the region. It also documents the migration of different types of contaminants in each of the recognized geologic units within the region. The book includes several full-color geologic maps & a geologic cross-section, which identify areas sensitive to environmental contamination. The maps are more detailed than previous maps of the region. The book's findings underscore the need for a comprehensive understanding of near-surface geologic processes beneath urban areas & offers reliable scientific methods for conducting similar studies in other regions. The significance of this understanding is far reaching. Without it, the accuracy of current studies in numerous related disciplines is fundamentally limited. Clayton Environmental Consultants, 22345 Roethel Drive, Novi, MI 48375. 810-344-1770.