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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1492
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Geological Survey Bulletin
Jamaica Underground
Author: Alan G. FinchamPublisher: University of the West Indies Press
ISBN: 9789766400361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
This title explores the underground caves, sinkholes and underground rivers of Jamaica.
The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
Author: Geological Society of LondonPublisher:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Vols. 1-108 include Proceedings of the society (separately paged, beginning with v. 30)
Jamaican Rock Stars, 1823-1971
Author: S. K. DonovanPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 081371205X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: The History of Mining and Geological Surveys in Jamaica
Author: Suresh BhalaiPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031426045
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Mining and geological survey work in Jamaica goes back several hundred years and was initiated by the Europeans when they colonized the Island. The year 2019 marked 160 years since the first Government-commissioned Geological Survey of Jamaica. This is one of the oldest survey activity of this type in the World! This book seeks to commemorate this heritage. It is one of the first books of its kind examining the evolution of the mineral sector and geological survey work of Jamaica, set in the framework of the Country's history of over 500 years. The Reader will explore a relatively unfamiliar side of the Country's development, linked to popular historical stories that shaped the Nation. The information presented are mostly documented in dated academic literature that are not gauged for a wide audience. This book however, aims to make this information accessible for a wider readership such as students, amateur scientist, non-professionals or anyone who wishes to learn about the rich history and heritage, and the contributions to national development from Europe and much later, North America.
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards in Karst Areas
Author: Mario ParisePublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862392243
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The book presents an overview of the main hazards affecting karst, including collapse and subsidence phenomena, hydrological hazards and human-induced geohazards. Consideration is also given to the problems of geohazard management in karst. The geological and hydrological properties of karst terrains make them among the most fragile in the world and pose serious problems for land managers. Sustainable development in these terrains requires efforts to limit geohazards of anthropogenic origin and to recognize and mitigate against those of natural origin. Aimed at providing the reader with worldwide case studies, the contributions cover a range of geological and morphological settings. Geographically, the fourteen papers discuss very different karst areas, from North America, the Caribbean and Asia to several karst areas in Europe, including the British Isles, Spain, France and Italy.
Natural Disasters
Author: P. A. MerrimanPublisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780727719362
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
It has been estimated that, as a result of natural disasters, during the 1970s and 1980s three million lives were lost worldwide, the number of disasters increased threefold, the economic losses per decade almost doubled and the insurance losses quadrupled. In the light of these figures, the United Nations proclaimed the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and this book focuses on the British contribution to the Decade and is supplemented by papers from America, Asia, Europe and Africa.
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