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Engineering geology for tomorrow's cities /

Summing up knowledge and understanding of engineering geology as is applies to the urban environment at the start of the 21st century, this volume demonstrates that: working standards are becoming internationalised; risk assessment is driving decision-making; geo-environmental change is becoming bet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment. International Congress
Otros Autores: Culshaw, M. G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Geological Society, 2009.
Colección:Geological Society engineering geology special publication ; no. 22.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Summing up knowledge and understanding of engineering geology as is applies to the urban environment at the start of the 21st century, this volume demonstrates that: working standards are becoming internationalised; risk assessment is driving decision-making; geo-environmental change is becoming better understood; greater use of underground space is being made; and IT advances are improving subsurface visualization.
Notas:Consists of papers from the 10th International IAEG Congress in Nottingham in September 2006.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781523122028
1523122021
ISSN:0267-9914 ;