Publisher's Synopsis
The text Geoenvironmental Mapping: Methods, Theory and Practice illustrates the range of environmental geoscience mapping presently carried out around the world. Specialists in several countries have contributed a number of sub disciplinary and thematic topics including landslides, dolines, tsunamis, radon potential, medical geology, rainfall erosion, engineering geology, borehole stratigraphy, lake sediment geochemistry, aggregate resources and remote sensing. In first chapter, a number of case studies are presented to demonstrate the methodological as well as the predictive and preventative aspects of geo-environmental management, with a particular view to regional- and semi-detailed scale, satellite image based terrain classification. Second chapter describes a case-based reasoning (CBR) method for mineral prospectivity mapping that takes spatial features of geology data into account and offers an intelligent approach. Third chapter presents the integration of open-source geospatial tools and web technology to visualize and interact with spatial data using web browser. In fourth chapter, we apply geostatistical and geographical information system (GIS) to generate site-suitability mapping for mangrove rehabilitation guidance in the Mahakam delta. Fifth chapter highlights the important role that analysis of multispectral satellite data can play in the identification of surface alterations related to human activity and natural processes. Sixth chapter concerns the monitoring of the potential ground deformation caused by the active tectonism in the cities of Patras and Pyrgos in Western Greece. A case study of the Kolubara river basin in Serbia has been presented in seventh chapter. Eighth chapter introduces the idea that institutions of higher learning leave ecological footprints on the landscape. Ninth chapter focuses on the role of tradable planning permits in environmental land use planning. Tenth chapter develops a framework for flood control and begins with some general comments on the importance of land use planning and outlines some current environmental issues and then presenting environmental models to use in disaster management plan by using GIS and remote sensing results. The aim of eleventh chapter is to derive spatial distribution of hydrophysical parameters and apply them in the Morgan-Morgan-Finney (MMF) model for estimating soil erosion in the Mai-Negus catchment, northern Ethiopia. Last chapter aims to present and discuss the different tests and steps of a geo-environmental site investigation program proposed for municipal solid waste disposal sites.
