WIT Press

Geo-Environment and Landscape Evolution II

Edited By: J.F. Martin-Duque, Universidad Complutense, Spain, C.A. Brebbia, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, D. Emmanouloudis, Technological Educational Institute of Kavala, Greece and U. Mander, University of Tartu, Estonia

Price

$434.00 (free shipping)

ISBN

978-1-84564-168-9

eISBN

978-1-84564-233-4

Pages

504

Book Series

89

Transaction Series

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Transaction Volume

89

Published

2006

Format

Hardback

Containing papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Evolution, Monitoring, Simulation, Management, and Remediation of the Geological Environment and Landscape this book highlights important research on the subject. It features contributions from geologists, geographers, soil scientists, ecologists, engineers, planners, and other professionals interested in the role of geo-information for sustainable development or suitable use of the land.

A wide range of topics are covered, such as: Earth’s materials and resources; soil and rock properties; earth’s dynamics; hydrological studies; natural hazards and risks; vulnerability studies; environmental planning and management; environmental pollution and remediation; waste management, treatment and disposal; environmental modelling and monitoring; landscape analysis; geo-environment in urban settings; remote sensing and GIS; sustainable resource exploitation; geo-indicators; geo-statistics and data mining; soil and rock properties; climatological processes; geo-ecology; landscape ecology; land surveying; physical geography and palaeo-environments.

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