Applied geology. Approaches to future resource management / Прикладная геология. Подходы к будущему управлению ресурсами

Recurrent natural hazards, depletion of water resources and their contamination, and rapidly rising atmospheric CO2 levels are major concerns facing the globe, primarily due to a combination of various geogenic and anthropogenic processes. Lack of enough public awareness of environmental issues further complicates the scenario. In order to understand how pattern affects the environment, we must first be able to identify and quantify such patterns. Hence, this book aims to provide essential management tools (e.g., decision-support systems) with detailed information for a healthy and sustainable environment <...>