ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY 2ND EDITION
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- Author: JAMES W. LAMOREAUX
- ISBN: 9781493987863
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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 managing
resources so that a balance can be maintained between development and the
environment. As world population increases, greater demand is placed on finite
resources that earth can provide. Geographic areas once judged inadequate or
inappropriate for construction, water and wastewater management, or
transportation routes, among other activities, are being considered for, and
being used, for development.
Topics covered in this volume include impacts of natural disasters such as
earthquakes and sinkholes, water and its use, overuse, and role in energy
generation, and carbon sequestration. The topics covered here all play a
role in development and the potential to sustain a growing world population.
Interactions among system components mean that no single aspect can be
addressed without including another. Environmental Geology places these different factors into
perspective so that scientists, politicians, economists, planners, and
stakeholders can work together to develop solutions that provide an acceptable
balance between development and the environmental services on which we all
depend.