Download or read book Urban Geology in Asia and the Pacific Region written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an increasing awareness of the need to consider geological conditions in land-use planning, especially in urban areas in South East Asia. Uncontrolled urban growth has led to unsafe conditions as the geological condition of the developed land have been ignored. Some examples are large cities suffering periodically from dirty floodwater because of unforeseen subsidence, unsuitable buildings situated in hazard zones, and shortages of construction materials experienced in urban areas built on top of suitable deposits of these materials. The ultimate objective formulated by ESCAP is to integrate geology in urban planning at all levels of the planning, construction and maintenance processes, including disaster mitigation efforts.
Download or read book Urban Geology in Asia and the Pacific written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Atlas of Urban Geology Vol 3 Urban Geology of Coastal Lowlands in China written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by . This book was released on with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Geoscience written by G. McCall and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-07-31 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at the increasing demand for geoscientific input to planning urban land use, rectifying problems of decay and poor prior procedures, rehabilitating land after the closure of extractive and other industries, designing new constructions, and environmental assessment.
Download or read book Urban Geology of Coastal Lowlands in China written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geology and Urban Development written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineering Geology and the Environment written by Paul G. Marinos and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth volume of five from the June 1997 conference was much delayed (the first four volumes were published in 1997). It comprises 23 special lectures solicited for the conference on various aspects of problematic soils, natural and man-made hazards, urban and regional planning, waste disposal, mines and quarries, large engineering works, and protection of geological, geographical, historical, and architectural heritage. There is no subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Geology and Urban Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Publications of the Geological Survey written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Planning the Use of the Earth s Surface written by Antonio Cendrero and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to analyse and discuss a series of topics related with environmental conservation, land-use planning and management and impact prevention as seen from the perspective of the Earth Sciences, but with an inte- grated, interdisciplinary approach. The contributions included in the book intend to give an overview of existing problems and trends and to point out certain lines along which work and/or actions will be par- ticularly needed in the near future. In short, they intend to show where we stand now with regard to those problems and in what direction we should move. Readers will find particularly useful the brief presentation of a variety of important environmental earth science top- ics, the description of the present state of the art and the suggestions for methodological approaches to solve different problems, as well as the guidelines for action presented throughout the book.
Download or read book Integrating Geology in Urban Planning written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by New York : United Nations. This book was released on 2001 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is part of a series published by ESCAP in an effort to promote awareness of the role of geology in urban planning, and to encourage central and local governments of member states to make more efficient use of their national geological survey departments. This volume looks at the practical uses of geology for planning purposes to aid the goal of sustainable urban development. It contains a number of case studies from ESCAP member countries including China, and India, and also includes papers on the use of earth science information for the planning of the Thames Gateway project.
Download or read book The Ground Beneath Our Feet written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the last in the series of 14 volumes entitled 'Atlas of urban geology'. This volume reviews the status of urban geology in 25 countries of ESCAP and is in five parts. The first is an overview of the status of urban geology in Asia. The second part looks at the environmental and urban geology of eleven cities, whilst parts three and four contain country reports given at forums in 1999 and 2001. The final section contains papers on two special projects, one in Bangladesh the other in Mongolia.
Download or read book Asia Pacific written by Raymond Frederick Watters and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great processes reshaping our world today can be summed up by the term "globalisation". Together with the communications revolution and massive urbanisation, it is reshaping theorganisation of global space. It is illustrated by technological change, pronounced economic growth, the dominance of giant corporations, ever more open markets and universal consumption. Dramatic developments have occurred in Asia-Pacific trade, investment, labour movements and political cooperation, marked for example by APEC, a giant free-trade area designed to encompass about 60% of the world's population and half the world's economy.
Download or read book Urban Geology for the Mitigation of Seismic Risk in the ESCAP Region written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by . This book was released on 1991* with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia written by Avijit Gupta and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2005-02-24 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia examines the complex mosaic of physical environments which comprise Southeast Asia, and the current environmental problems and management practices which have arisen in this part of the world. The book is in three sections. The first section introduces the basic environmental components (geology, landforms, rivers, vegetation, and others) across the entire region. The second section discusses specific environments that are characteristic of this assemblage of continental and maritime landscapes (volcanic islands, coastal environment, granitic terrains, karst, etc.). The third and final section illustrates the ecological relationship between the environment and people (volcanic hazards, urban environment, coastal zone development, coral reefs, and others). The physical environment of Southeast Asia is examined at different levels, covering a world region that ranges from ancient, stable landmasses to dynamic, unstable plate boundaries, from aged, primary rainforests to brash, vibrant, resource-demanding built environments. Southeast Asia has been perceived as a laboratory for studying plate tectonics. It is an assemblage of large river basins, peninsulas and archipelagos, and seas surrounded by islands. It is an area of great physical variations where parts of the physical environment have been significantly degraded anthropogenically, following rapid population growth and development. In large parts of the region, the forms and processes on land and offshore should no longer be seen as entirely natural. As this book repeatedly illustrates, plate tectonics and people are both important contributors to the physical geography of Southeast Asia. The contributors to this volume are distinguished, scholarly, and have a long association with Southeast Asia. The chapters are not only skilfully built on state-of-the-art research findings but also include new material from the on-going research activities of the authors. The book goes beyond being the first comprehensive and detailed volume of the biophysical geography of Southeast Asia in that it also deals with the tropical environment and the relationship between environment and people in a rapidly developing world region.
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Download or read book Climate in Asia and the Pacific written by Michael Manton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commissioned by the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), this book offers a detailed survey of the current status of climate change and climate variability in the Asia-Pacific region, a thorough and thoughtful assessment of climate and security and clear recommendations on the best paths of climate research in the future.
