Environmental Geology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: LaMoreaux, James W. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series
• Subjects: Geotechnical engineering.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Hydrology.; Environmental geography.; Climate change.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Environmental Geography.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

This volume in the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Second Edition, brings together chapters examining water, energy, minerals and the environment in a holistic approach to land use planning and utilization. The work examines some of the problems, techniques, and solutions for...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Environmental Geology
• Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Sustainability and Environmental Risk
• Dam Engineering and its Environmental Aspects
• Desertification and Impact on Human Systems
• Dredging Practices and Environmental Considerations
• Groundwater salinity due to urban growth
• Construction Planning, Environmental Impact of Foundation Studies and Earthquake Issues
• Geochemical Modeling in Environmental and Geological Studies
• Earthquake faulting, Ground motions and deformations
• Marine life associated with offshore drilling, pipelines, and platforms
• Mining and its Environmental Impacts
• Groundwater Impacts of Radioactive Wastes and Associated Environmental Modeling Assessment
• Land Subsidence in Urban environment
• Natural resource flows and sustainability in urban areas
• Volcanoes of Mexico
• Karst Terrane and Transportation Issues.