Overview
The book focuses specifically on karst management
It provides comprehensive coverage of topic
The chapters are written by leading karst researchers of the world
The book can be readily used as basis for a course, although not a textbook
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Management of Surface Karst
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Management of Subterranean Karst
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Management of Karst Aquifers
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Management of Karst Regions as Integrated Units
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MANAGEMENT OF KARST REGIONS AS INTEGRATED UNITS
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About this book
Focusing specifically on the management of karst environments, this volume draws together the world’s leading karst experts to provide a vital source for the study and management of this unique physical setting. Although karst landscapes cover 12% of the Earth’s terrain and provide 25% of the world’s drinking water, the resource management of karst environments has only previously received indirect attention. Through a comprehensive approach, Karst Management focuses on engineering issues associated with surface karst such as quarries, dams, and agriculture, subsurface topics such as the management of groundwater, show caves, cave biota, and geo-archaeology projects. Chapters that focus on karst as an integrated system look at IUCN World Heritage sites, national parks, policy and regulation, measuring systematic disturbance, information management, and public environmental education. The text incorporates the most up-to-date research from leading karst scientists.
This volume provides important perspectives for university students, educators, geoengineers, resource managers, and planners who are interested in or work with this unique physical landscape.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Karst Management
Editors: Philip E. Beynen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1207-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-1206-5Published: 23 June 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8393-4Published: 17 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1207-2Published: 21 June 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 489
Topics: Physical Geography, Geology, Geoecology/Natural Processes