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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299434903321

Titolo

Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 1 : Climate Change and Engineering Geology / / edited by Giorgio Lollino, Andrea Manconi, John Clague, Wei Shan, Marta Chiarle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-09300-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (532 p.)

Disciplina

363.728

Soggetti

Geotechnical engineering

Climate change

Engineering geology

Engineering—Geology

Foundations

Hydraulics

Historical geology

Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences

Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts

Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics

Historical Geology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I Climate Change and the Mountain Environment -- Part II Climate Change and Water Resources -- Part III Climate Change: Impacts on Natural Resources and Hazards -- Part IV Downscaling Climate Information for Impact Studies -- Part V Environmental and Engineering Geological Problems in Permafrost Regions in the Context of a Warming Climate -- Part VI Exploration, Exploitation and Monitoring Geothermal Energy Fields: The Role of Geophysics -- Part VII Impact of Climatological Changes on the Hydro Geomorphological Process in the Coast Areas -- Part VIII Landslides, Climate and Global Change -- Part IX Role of Geosciences in Climate Change and Energy Security -- Part X Slope Dynamics and its Control in a Climate Change Scenario.



Sommario/riassunto

This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes, and deals with climate change affecting different natural processes and environments, such as slope dynamics, water courses, coastal and marine environments, hydrological and littoral processes, and permafrost terrain. Due to climate change, major effects are also expected on territorial planning and infrastructure, particularly in extreme climate regions. The volume and its contents aim to analyze the role of engineering geology and the solutions it may offer with respect to the ongoing environmental changes. Contributions regard the modeling of both the factors and the effects induced by climate change. Potential impacts of the climate change on the common practice and routine work of engineering geologists are also analyzed, with particular attention to the risk assessment and mitigation procedures and to the adaptation measures adopted. The Engineering Geology for Society and Territory volumes of the IAEG XII Congress held in Torino from September 15-19, 2014, analyze the dynamic role of engineering geology in our changing world and build on the four main themes of the congress: environment, processes, issues, and approaches. The congress topics and subject areas of the 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes are: Climate Change and Engineering Geology Landslide Processes River Basins, Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources Marine and Coastal Processes Urban Geology, Sustainable Planning and Landscape Exploitation Applied Geology for Major Engineering Projects Education, Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology Preservation of Cultural Heritage.