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Sustainable practices in geoenvironmental engineering by Fukue, Masaharu; Mulligan, Catherine N.; Yong, Raymond Nen

By Fukue, Masaharu; Mulligan, Catherine N.; Yong, Raymond Nen

Because the ebook of the 1st version there were quite a few advancements on sustainability evaluate instruments and practices. the hot variation has 4 new chapters relating to tracking and evaluate, extra info on therapy applied sciences, either in situ and ex situ, and discussions at the mitigation of geodisasters. extra sections were extra to debate sustainability evaluate protocols, industrial Read more...

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These affect both soil and water quality. We will discuss the nature of some of the impacts in detail in the next few chapters. The diagrams show the nature of the threats originating from the source-activities and their immediate physical impact in the land environment. 6 shows some of the required sets of action for reduction of threats such as pollution management and toxicity and concentration reduction. Note that problems such as habitat protection and impacts and air quality are not considered since the attention in this book is focused on the physical land environment itself.

It is well recognized that to meet the present and future needs of the ever increasing global population, there will be increased requirements for adequate supplies of goods and services to feed, shelter, and clothe the population. The 27 principles articulated in the 1992 Rio Declaration show the need for protection and maintenance of environmental quality while meeting the needs of the global population. These were reinforced in the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg.

3 Some of the major ecosystems, resources, and features of the geoenvironment. Note that the physiographic ecosystems include, coastal, alpine, desert, arctic ecosystems. It has been contended that since the beginning of the industrial revolution, “mankind’s occupation of this planet has been markedly unsustainable” (Glasby, 2002) and that the concept of sustainable development as defined by in the World Commission on Environment and Development 1987 Report is a chimera. At the present rate of exploitation of the renewable and nonrenewable resources, sustainable development is a goal that is not readily achieved so long as depletion of nonrenewable resources occurs and so long as excessive exploitation of renewable resources outstrips the replenishment rate of these resources.

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