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Environmental geology ecology resource and hazard management /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
McGraw-Hill Education LLC.,
c[2015].
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| Edición: | 2nd edition. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A. Dedication
- B. Preface to the second edition
- C. Preface to the first edition
- D. Acknowledgements
- E. Preamble: dimensions of environmental stress
- Over-used earth
- Threats from three quarters
- Ecological footprint
- Common property resources
- History of environmental degradation
- "tyranny of small decisions"
- Tragedy of population explosion
- 1. Spectrum of environmental geology
- Objectives
- Scope
- Summary
- 2. Ecological perspective of environment
- Meaning of ecology
- Biotic communities
- Anthropogenic changes in ecosystems
- Dynamics of the human population
- Preserving gene pools and conserving endangered species
- Forests and forest management
- Summary
- 3. Land?its use and management
- Land ? a resource
- Tragedy of commons
- Spheres of land management
- Land-capability mapping
- Human settlements and land-use
- Land-use pattern in the country
- Assessment of impacts of land-use
- Summary
- 4. Soils ? types, distresses and conservation
- Nature of soil
- Soil profile
- Origin of soils
- Classification of soils
- Soil types of india
- Soil and vegetation
- Soil conservation
- Summary
- 5. Water resources?hydrogeological considerations, problems and management
- Precious resource
- Water resources of india
- Nature of groundwater
- Favourable geological conditions
- Water-holding capacity of soils and rocks
- Water-yielding capacity of aquifers
- Recharge of groundwater
- Effects of withdrawal of groundwater
- Groundwater provinces of india
- Springs in the hills
- Quality of water
- Waterlogging?the bane of excessive irrigation
- Development of alkalinity-salinity in soils
- Water management
- Summary
- 6. Conservation of mineral resources and impacts of mining
- Mineral consumption and reserves
- Appraisal of mineral resources of india
- Conservation of mineral resources
- Impacts of mining activities on the environment
- Environmental management in mining
- Summary
- 7. Erosion?causes and control
- Dimension of erosion
- Processes of erosion
- Causes of accelerated erosion
- Remedial measures
- Summary
- 8. Desertification and degradation of land
- Meaning of desertification
- Extent of desertification
- Causes of desertification
- Drought
- Drylands of the indian subcontinent
- Signs of desertification in the himalaya
- Measures to combat desertification
- Summary
- 9. Natural hazards, their zoning and risk assessment
- Nature of natural hazards
- Environmental security and hazard zoning
- Risk assessment analysis
- Strategies for hazard mitigation
- Summary.
- 10. Earthquakes and seismic hazards
- Toll of human life
- Origin and severity of earthquakes
- Effects of earthquakes
- Stability of structures and risk evaluation
- Seismicity conditions in india
- Spatial and temporal gaps in seismicity
- Coping with seismic hazards
- Earthquake-resistant houses
- Summary
- 11. Instability of hill-slopes and landslides
- Landslide-prone areas
- Destablizing forces and mass-movements
- Types of mass-movements
- Identification of landslide zones
- Controlling landslides
- Subsidence and swelling of ground
- Summary
- 12. Hazards in the snowy mountains
- Hazards in the himalayan domain
- Types of avalanches
- Mitigation of avalanche hazards
- Summary
- 13. Floods and flood management
- The indian scene
- Causes of floods
- Flood hazards in india
- Management of floods
- Summary
- 14. Coastal hazards? cyclones and tsunamis
- Hazards on indian coasts
- Cyclones and their genesis
- Tsunamis and dimension of hazards
- Coastal hazard mitigation measures
- Summary
- 15. Volcanic hazards
- Volcanic belt girdling the indian subcontinent
- Barren island
- Origin and types of volcanic activity
- Nature of volcanic hazards
- Prediction of volcanic eruptions
- Mitigation of volcanic hazard
- Summary
- 16. Scope of engineering geology and geotechnics
- Role of geologists in engineering
- Paradigm of geotechnical investigations
- Environmental impact assessment
- Development without destruction
- 17. Dams and reservoirs: geotechnical considerations and environmental impact
- Purposes of dams
- Stability and failure of dams
- Geological conditions of foundation material
- Seismicity conditions
- Geology of reservoir areas
- Environmental impact of water impoundment
- Alternatives to big dams
- Summary
- 18. Foundations of buildings and bridges
- Structural load and foundation strength
- Ground conditions and foundation designs
- Remedial measures against settlement
- Foundations on slopes
- Groundwater and foundation problems
- Foundations of bridges
- Summary
- 19. Geotechnical considerations in road and canal construction and environmental implications
- Route alignment
- Hillside cuts: stability problems
- Low-cost roads in mountains
- Environmental impacts
- Measures for stabilizing walls of road cuts
- Construction of roads and canals in flat country
- Special problems related to canals
- Summary
- 20. Geotechnics of tunnels
- Imperative need
- Stress conditions in tunnels
- Influence of geological conditions
- Changes in water regime
- Summary
- 21. Problems of pollution and wastes
- What is pollution
- Sources of contamination of water
- Groundwater contamination
- Pollution of river waters
- Contamination of lake waters
- Pollution of marine waters
- Treatment of polluted waters
- Nature and effects of air pollution
- Disposal of solid wastes
- Noise as a factor in pollution
- Summary
- 22. Global warming and climate change
- Inevitable warning
- Impact of global warming
- Urbanization and climate of cities
- Summary
- 23. Renewable sources of energy
- The energy crisis
- Energy options
- Energy from solar radiation
- Harnessing the wind
- Energy from tides and waves
- Thermal and salinity gradients in sea water
- Tapping geothermal energy
- Energy from biomass
- Alternative fuel
- Nuclear energy option
- Summary
- A. References.