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Dorrik A. V. Stow Editor in Chief, Association of Geoscientists for
International Development ( AGID) AGIO is particularly pleased to
see published this latest hurricanes, floods-that are wreaking
havoc, destroying report in its Geosciences in International
Development livelihood and lives in some corner of the globe.
Series, as a significant contribution to the onset of the UN As
geoscientists there are perhaps three concerns that Decade of
National Disaster Reduction, and as a mark of should be uppermost
in our minds as we join an inter AGIO's growing concern over the
potential and actual national effort to combat the adverse effects
of natural effects of geohazards throughout the developing world.
hazards. The first must be to improve our scientific The problem of
geohazards is increasing, not because understanding of the nature
and causes of such hazards and to work towards more reliable
prediction of their the rate of earth processes is accelerating,
nor because the voice of the media appears to be paying more and
more occurrence and magnitude.
As human populations escalate and urbanization increases at
alarming rates, the need for clean water is creating greater
pressures than ever before. Groundwater quality monitoring and
testing is of paramount importance both in the developed and
developing world. This book presents a series of papers
illustrating the varied nature of current research into groundwater
quality.
Environmental or applied geology maps are an important means of
communicating earth science background information to land-use and
development planners, administrators, and policymakers. This volume
reviews the current state of applied earth science mapping.
Sections are devoted to mapping technique
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