Geoenvironmental Mapping. Methods, Theory and Practice
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Author(s): P. T. Bobrowsky (Ed.)
Publisher: A.A. Balkema
ISBN: 9054104872
Format: hardback
724pp
Price: $139.00, €139
Review Date: 31 January 2002
Review: The geoenvironment discussed here is the uppermost parts of the lithosphere which affects human activities. This subject includes a wide range of topics, from geophysics and geochemistry to geohazards and GIS. The common thread in this book is that the studies rely on environmental science mapping and maps for communication of results. This book shows the variety of environmental mapping that is presently being undertaken around the world. The 'case studies' are grouped into chapters with common themes: distinct methods of mapping; physical-based mapping methods; shallow surface mapping; resource management issues; water–land relationships; urban geology; health and the environment; and natural and geological hazards. Volcanic hazards, landslides, dolines, tsunamis, radon potential, medical geology, rainfall erosion, engineering geology, borehole stratigraphy, lake sediment geochemistry, aggregate resources, and remote sensing are all discussed.