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Field work, supplemented by laboratory studies, is a cornerstone for the geological sciences. This volume provides an introduction to general field work through selected topics that illustrate specific techniques and methodologies. One hundred and twenty-three main entries prepared by leading authorities from around the world deal with aspects of exploration surveys, geotechnical engineering, environmental management. field techniques, mapping, prospecting, and mining. Special efforts were made to include topics that consider aspects of environmental geology in particular those subjects that involve field inspections related to, for example, the placement of artificial fills, sediment control in canals and waterways, the geologic effects of cities, or the importance of expansive soils to environmental management and engineering. In addition, some widely ranging topics dealing with legal affairs, geological methodology, the scope and organization of geology, report writing, and other concepts, such as those related to plate tectonics and continental drift, provide a necessary perspective to the arena of field geology.

55 <031> --- Geology --- -#BIBC:waterschade-2 --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Earth sciences. Geology. Meteorology etc.--Encyclopedieën. Lexica --- Encyclopedias --- Encyclopedias. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Geology - General --- 55 <031> Earth sciences. Geology. Meteorology etc.--Encyclopedieën. Lexica --- Earth sciences. --- Economic geology. --- Structural geology. --- Mineralogy. --- Sedimentology. --- Hydrogeology. --- Earth Sciences. --- Structural Geology. --- Quantitative Geology. --- Economic Geology. --- Statistical methods. --- #BIBC:waterschade-2 --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Geology, Structural. --- GeologyxMathematics. --- Geology, economic. --- Economic geology --- Physical geology --- Mines and mineral resources --- Petrology --- Crystallography --- Minerals --- Geotectonics --- Structural geology --- Tectonics (Geology) --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Geology—Statistical methods. --- Geohydrology --- Hydrology --- Groundwater --- Geological statistics --- Geostatistics --- Geology.

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This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over. Much of the world’s population now lives in low-lying coastal zones that are inherently vulnerable to natural hazards such as flooding from hurricanes, tropical storms and northeastern storm surges; shoreline (beach and dune) erosion; cliff and bluff failures; and saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers used for drinking water supplies. In addition to the usual range of hydrometeorological disasters in coastal zones, this book covers tsunami impacts and warning systems as well as global perspectives of sea-level rise impacts and human perceptions of potential vulnerabilities resulting from rip currents that cause many drownings each year on beaches. Today, the use of numerical models that help predict vulnerabilities and provide a basis for shore protection measures is important in modern scientific and engineering systems. Final considerations focus on human actions in the form of the urbanization and industrialization of the coast, shore protection measures, and indicate how environmental degradation around coastal conurbations exacerbates the potential for unwanted impacts. Strategies for environmental management in coastal zones, from low-lying wetlands to high cliffs and rocky promontories, are highlighted as a means of living in harmony with Nature and not trying to conquer it.

Coast changes. --- Coastal zone management. --- Hazardous geographic environments. --- Coastal zone management --- Hazard mitigation --- Hazardous geographic environments --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Physical Geography --- Coastal ecology. --- Natural disasters. --- Hazard mitigation. --- Disaster mitigation --- Hazards mitigation --- Mitigation, Hazard --- Natural hazard mitigation --- Natural hazards mitigation --- Natural calamities --- Coast ecology --- Coastal zone ecology --- Coasts --- Coast ecosystem management --- Coastal ecosystem management --- Coastal management --- Coastal resource management --- Coastal resources management --- Coastal zone ecosystem management --- CRM (Coastal resource management) --- Zone management, Coastal --- Ecology --- Management --- Earth sciences. --- Coasts. --- Physical geography. --- Earth Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Coastal Sciences. --- Physical Geography. --- Disasters --- Coastal biology --- Sublittoral ecology --- Ecosystem management --- Natural resources --- Regional planning --- Coastal engineering --- Emergency management --- Geology. --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Coastal landforms --- Coastal zones --- Coastlines --- Landforms --- Seashore

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This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over. Much of the world’s population now lives in low-lying coastal zones that are inherently vulnerable to natural hazards such as flooding from hurricanes, tropical storms and northeastern storm surges; shoreline (beach and dune) erosion; cliff and bluff failures; and saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers used for drinking water supplies. In addition to the usual range of hydrometeorological disasters in coastal zones, this book covers tsunami impacts and warning systems as well as global perspectives of sea-level rise impacts and human perceptions of potential vulnerabilities resulting from rip currents that cause many drownings each year on beaches. Today, the use of numerical models that help predict vulnerabilities and provide a basis for shore protection measures is important in modern scientific and engineering systems. Final considerations focus on human actions in the form of the urbanization and industrialization of the coast, shore protection measures, and indicate how environmental degradation around coastal conurbations exacerbates the potential for unwanted impacts. Strategies for environmental management in coastal zones, from low-lying wetlands to high cliffs and rocky promontories, are highlighted as a means of living in harmony with Nature and not trying to conquer it.

Geophysics --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Hydrobiology --- Physical geography --- Geography --- kustbescherming --- hydrobiologie --- tsunami --- geografie --- geologie --- fysische geografie --- natuurrampen --- oceanografie

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