Geohazard-associated Geounits Atlas and Glossary /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Rivard, L. A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Σειρά: Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Geobiology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Geographical information systems.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Earth Sciences, general.; Biogeosciences.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.

Globally there has been a marked increase in both the frequency and cost of natural disasters occurring due to geological, hydrological and meteorological causes. According to the United States National Academy of Sciences losses caused by natural disasters have quadrupled in the last twenty years....

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• User’s Guide to the Atlas and Glossary
• User#x2019;s Guide to the Atlas and Glossary
• Classification of Geohazard-Related Geounits
• Classification of Geohazard-Related Geounits
• Data Sets of the Atlas and Glossary of the Geounits and Variants
• Magmatic Rocks and Structures
• Sedimentary Rocks and Duricrusts
• Geostructures
• Surficial Deposits Group E #x00B7; Aeolian Deposits
• Surficial Deposits Group L #x00B7; Basinal Sediments
• Surficial Deposits Group F #x00B7; Fluvial System Sediments
• Surficial Deposits Group B #x00B7; Marine Littoral Systems
• Surficial Deposits Group G #x00B7; Paraglacial Geosystems
• Surficial Deposits Group Z #x00B7; Periglacial-Related Forms
• Surficial Deposits Group M #x00B7; Mass Movement Materials.