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The ongoing population growth is resulting in rapid urbanization,
new infrastructure development and increasing demand for the
Earth's natural resources (e.g., water, oil/gas, minerals). This,
together with the current climate change and increasing impact of
natural hazards, imply that the engineering geology profession is
called upon to respond to new challenges. It is recognized that
these challenges are particularly relevant in the developing and
newly industrialized regions.The idea beyond this Volume is to
highlight the role of engineering geology and geological
engineering in fostering sustainable use of the Earth's resources,
smart urbanization and infrastructure protection from geohazards.
We selected 19 contributions from across the globe (16 countries,
five continents), which cover a wide spectrum of applied
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, from geology to
engineering. By illustrating a series of practical case studies,
the Volume offers a rather unique opportunity to share the
experiences of engineering geologists and geological engineers who
tackle complex problems working in different environmental and
social settings. The specific topics addressed by the papers
included in the Volume are the following: pre-design site
investigations; physical and mechanical properties of engineering
soils; novel, affordable sensing technologies for long-term
geotechnical monitoring of engineering structures; slope stability
assessments and monitoring in active open-cast mines; control of
environmental impacts and hazards posed by abandoned coal mines;
assessment of and protection from geohazards (landslides, ground
fracturing, coastal erosion); applications of geophysical surveying
to investigate active faults and ground instability; numerical
modeling of seabed deformations related to active faulting; deep
geological repositories and waste disposal; aquifer assessment
based on the integrated hydrogeological and geophysical
investigation; use of remote sensing and GIS tools for the
detection of environmental hazards and mapping of surface geology.
Collapsing engineering soils are a formidable hazard around the
world. These difficult materials also include some of the world's
most fertile agricultural soils, fostering dense human populations
which are therefore increasingly at risk. Despite an impressive
literature on the engineering aspects of collapsing soils, these
materials are coming under increasing scrutiny by scientists in
other fields. This is most evidently the case with soil scientists,
stratigraphers and sedimentologists. Past earth surface conditions
have a direct influence on the detailed behaviour of collapsible
soils: as a complement, these materials also provide detailed data
on changing global climates. The selected papers presented here
highlight the common ground between three scientific groups with a
vested interest in a better understanding of collapsible soils.
Collapsing engineering soils are a formidable hazard around the
world. These difficult materials also include some of the world's
most fertile agricultural soils, fostering dense human populations
which are therefore increasingly at risk. Despite an impressive
literature on the engineering aspects of collapsing soils, these
materials are coming under increasing scrutiny by scientists in
other fields. This is most evidently the case with soil scientists,
stratigraphers and sedimentologists. Past earth surface conditions
have a direct influence on the detailed behaviour of collapsible
soils: as a complement, these materials also provide detailed data
on changing global climates. The selected papers presented here
highlight the common ground between three scientific groups with a
vested interest in a better understanding of collapsible soils.
This work examines the different aspects of, and the issues
surrounding, affordable water supply and sanitation. It examines
both "software" aspects - people, communities, health, management
and institutions - as well as technological considerations such as
waste management. The book comprises over 40 papers presented at
the 20th WEDC Conference held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1994. The
material is drawn from countries in all parts of the world. The
Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), based at
Loughborough University of Technology, is concerned with education,
training, research and consultancy for the planning, provision and
management of physical infrastructure for development in low- and
middle-income countries.
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