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Geoenvironment, An Introduction / by U. Aswathanarayna.

By: Aswathanarayna, U [author.].
Contributor(s): Taylor and Francis.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, [2018]Copyright date: ©1995Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (292 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203753606(e-book : PDF).Subject(s): Environmental geology | Nature -- Effect of human beings on | Environmental degradation | Sustainable developmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 550 Online resources: Click here to view Also available in print format.
Contents:
Foreword, Preface, Introduction, Dynamics of Geoenvironment, Environment of Soils, Environment of Water, Enviroment of Sediments, Environment of Air, Natural RaidationEnvironment, Mining and Geoenvironment, Geotechnology and Geoenvironment, Geoenvironment and Heath, Environment and Development, Appendix, Author and Subject Index.
Abstract: The focus of this book is on the management of the geoenvironment. It seeks to explain how, through an understanding of the environmental processes that take place in rocks, soils, waters, sediments, air and so on, the resources contained in them could be managed sustainably. Topics covered in the book include: Ecologically-sustainable industrial development; dynamics of the geoenvironment; the impact of mining on rocks, soils, water and biota; the natural radiation environment; the use of geotechnology to mitigate the consequences of natural disasters and the disposal of various kindsof waste, particulary hazardous waste. The models proposed by the World Bank on how to make environemntal amelioration economcially viable are also looked at.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword, Preface, Introduction, Dynamics of Geoenvironment, Environment of Soils, Environment of Water, Enviroment of Sediments, Environment of Air, Natural RaidationEnvironment, Mining and Geoenvironment, Geotechnology and Geoenvironment, Geoenvironment and Heath, Environment and Development, Appendix, Author and Subject Index.

The focus of this book is on the management of the geoenvironment. It seeks to explain how, through an understanding of the environmental processes that take place in rocks, soils, waters, sediments, air and so on, the resources contained in them could be managed sustainably. Topics covered in the book include: Ecologically-sustainable industrial development; dynamics of the geoenvironment; the impact of mining on rocks, soils, water and biota; the natural radiation environment; the use of geotechnology to mitigate the consequences of natural disasters and the disposal of various kindsof waste, particulary hazardous waste. The models proposed by the World Bank on how to make environemntal amelioration economcially viable are also looked at.

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