Living with Karst

Living with Karst
Title Living with Karst PDF eBook
Author George Veni
Publisher
Pages 78
Release 2001
Genre Science
ISBN

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"Nearly 25% of the world's population lives in karst areas -- landscapes that are characterized by sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage. Living with Karst, the 4th booklet in the AGI Environmental Awareness Series, vividly illustrates what karst is and why these resource-rich areas are important. The booklet also discusses karst-related environmental and engineering concerns, guidelines for living with karst, and sources of additional information."--Provided by publisher.

Karst Management

Karst Management
Title Karst Management PDF eBook
Author Philip E. van Beynen
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 490
Release 2011-06-21
Genre Science
ISBN 9400712073

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Focusing specifically on the management of karst environments, this volume draws together the world’s leading karst experts to provide a vital source for the study and management of this unique physical setting. Although karst landscapes cover 12% of the Earth’s terrain and provide 25% of the world’s drinking water, the resource management of karst environments has only previously received indirect attention. Through a comprehensive approach, Karst Management focuses on engineering issues associated with surface karst such as quarries, dams, and agriculture, subsurface topics such as the management of groundwater, show caves, cave biota, and geo-archaeology projects. Chapters that focus on karst as an integrated system look at IUCN World Heritage sites, national parks, policy and regulation, measuring systematic disturbance, information management, and public environmental education. The text incorporates the most up-to-date research from leading karst scientists. This volume provides important perspectives for university students, educators, geoengineers, resource managers, and planners who are interested in or work with this unique physical landscape.

Karst Aquifers - Characterization and Engineering

Karst Aquifers - Characterization and Engineering
Title Karst Aquifers - Characterization and Engineering PDF eBook
Author Zoran Stevanović
Publisher Springer
Pages 698
Release 2015-02-25
Genre Science
ISBN 3319128507

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This practical training guidebook makes an important contribution to karst hydrogeology. It presents supporting material for academic courses worldwide that include this and similar topics. It is an excellent sourcebook for students and other attendees of the International Karst School: Characterization and Engineering of Karst Aquifers, which opened in Trebinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2014 and which will be organized every year in early summer. As opposed to more theoretical works, this is a catalog of possible engineering interventions in karst and their implications. Although the majority of readers will be professionals with geology/hydrogeology backgrounds, the language is not purely technical making it accessible to a wider audience. This means that the methodology, case studies and experiences presented will also benefit water managers working in karst environments.

Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science

Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
Title Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science PDF eBook
Author John Gunn
Publisher Routledge
Pages 1971
Release 2004-08-02
Genre Reference
ISBN 1135455082

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The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.

Field Guide to Caves and Karst of Guam

Field Guide to Caves and Karst of Guam
Title Field Guide to Caves and Karst of Guam PDF eBook
Author Danko Taboroši
Publisher Bess Press
Pages 116
Release 2004
Genre Travel
ISBN 9781573061797

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Annotation This essential reference for cavers, hikers, divers, and students of Guam's geology includes color photographs, diagrams, maps, and a glossary.

Sinkholes and Subsidence

Sinkholes and Subsidence
Title Sinkholes and Subsidence PDF eBook
Author Tony Waltham
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 405
Release 2007-03-15
Genre Science
ISBN 3540269533

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"Sinkholes and Subsidence" provides a twenty-first century account of how the various subsidence features in carbonate and evaporite rocks cause problems in development and construction in our living environment. The authors explain the processes by which different types of sinkholes develop and mature in karst terrains. They consider the various methods used in site investigations, both direct and indirect, to locate the features associated with these hazards and risks, highlighting the value of hazard mapping. Various ground improvement techniques and the special types of foundation structures which deal with these problems are covered in the second half of the text. This book is supplemented with a wealth of actual case studies and solutions, written by invited experts.

Karst Hydrogeology

Karst Hydrogeology
Title Karst Hydrogeology PDF eBook
Author Petar T. Milanović
Publisher Water Resources Publications, LLC
Pages 454
Release 1981
Genre Science
ISBN

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