Engineering geology for tomorrow's cities /

Summing up knowledge and understanding of engineering geology as is applies to the urban environment at the start of the 21st century, this volume demonstrates that: working standards are becoming internationalised; risk assessment is driving decision-making; geo-environmental change is becoming bet...

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Corporate Authors:	International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment. International Congress, Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors:	Culshaw, M. G.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Geological Society, 2009.
Series:	Geological Society engineering geology special publication ; no. 22.
Subjects:	Engineering geology > Congresses. Géologie appliquée > Congrès. Engineering geology. Electronic books. Electronic book. Conference papers and proceedings.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Summing up knowledge and understanding of engineering geology as is applies to the urban environment at the start of the 21st century, this volume demonstrates that: working standards are becoming internationalised; risk assessment is driving decision-making; geo-environmental change is becoming better understood; greater use of underground space is being made; and IT advances are improving subsurface visualization.
Item Description:	Consists of papers from the 10th International IAEG Congress in Nottingham in September 2006.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781523122028 1523122021
ISSN:	0267-9914 ;