Author: Association of Geoscientists for International DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
AGID News
Author: Association of Geoscientists for International DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Geological Newsletter
Author: Geohazards
Author: G. McCallPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400903812
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Dorrik A. V. Stow Editor in Chief, Association of Geoscientists for International Development ( AGID) AGID is particularly pleased to see published this latest hurricanes, floods-that are wreaking havoc, destroying report in its Geosciences in International Development livelihood and lives in some corner of the globe. Series, as a significant contribution to the onset of the UN As geoscientists there are perhaps three concerns that Decade of National Disaster Reduction, and as a mark of should be uppermost in our minds as we join an inter AGID's growing concern over the potential and actual national effort to combat the adverse effects of natural effects of geohazards throughout the developing world. hazards. The first must be to improve our scientific The problem of geohazards is increasing, not because understanding of the nature and causes of such hazards and to work towards more reliable prediction of their the rate of earth processes is accelerating, nor because the occurrence and magnitude.
Geological Newsletter
Author: International Union of Geological SciencesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
The News
Author: Strengthening Information Resources at the Solomon Islands Ministry of Natural Resources Geology Division
Author: Heather CreechPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Debris Flows from Failures of Neoglacial-age Moraine Dams in the Three Sisters and Mount Jefferson Wilderness Areas, Oregon
Author: Jim E. O'ConnorPublisher:
ISBN: 9780607967197
Category : Debris avalanches
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Coal Geology
Author: Larry J. ThomasPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471485315
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Coal Geology provides a complete integrated handbook on coal and all its properties, covering the physical and chemical properties of coal as well as coal petrology. It describes the age and occurence of coal; coal sampling and analysis; coal exploration; geophysics and hydrogeology of coal and coal mining techniques. It also discusses environmental concerns and computer technology, and includes an update on global coal reserves and production figures. First reference book to cover all aspects of coal geology in one volume Includes current thinking on environmental issues Presents a useful synopsis of the alternative uses of coal as a fuel Contains the distribution and reserves of coal deposits worldwide Offers a summary of the use of computing in coal studies, as well as coal sales and marketing opportunities Includes International Standards listings This up-to-date handbook successfully bridges the gap between academic aspects of coal geology and the practical role of geology in the coal industry and will be invaluable for all professionals and students in coal geology, geotechnical and mining engineering, and environmental science.
News Bulletin
Author: Italy America Society (New York, N.Y.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description