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Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards in Karst Areas
Mario PariseJohn Gunn
其他書名
Recognition, Analysis and Mitigation
出版Geological Society of London, 2007
主題Nature / Environmental Conservation & ProtectionScience / Earth Sciences / GeneralScience / Earth Sciences / GeologyTechnology & Engineering / Emergency Management
ISBN18623922429781862392243
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=W0j67ucuKR4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The book presents an overview of the main hazards affecting karst, including collapse and subsidence phenomena, hydrological hazards and human-induced geohazards. Consideration is also given to the problems of geohazard management in karst. The geological and hydrological properties of karst terrains make them among the most fragile in the world and pose serious problems for land managers. Sustainable development in these terrains requires efforts to limit geohazards of anthropogenic origin and to recognize and mitigate against those of natural origin. Aimed at providing the reader with worldwide case studies, the contributions cover a range of geological and morphological settings. Geographically, the fourteen papers discuss very different karst areas, from North America, the Caribbean and Asia to several karst areas in Europe, including the British Isles, Spain, France and Italy.