Karst Management

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’...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: van Beynen, Philip E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 02115nmm a2200301 u 4500
001 EB000400844
003 EBX01000000000000000253897
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 130626 ||| eng
020 |a 9789400712072 
100 1 |a van Beynen, Philip E.  |e [editor] 
245 0 0 |a Karst Management  |h Elektronische Ressource  |c edited by Philip E. van Beynen 
250 |a 1st ed. 2011 
260 |a Dordrecht  |b Springer Netherlands  |c 2011, 2011 
300 |a XII, 489 p  |b online resource 
653 |a Geoecology 
653 |a Geology 
653 |a Environmental geology 
653 |a Geology 
653 |a Physical geography 
653 |a Geoecology/Natural Processes 
653 |a Physical Geography 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b Springer  |a Springer eBooks 2005- 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1207-2?nosfx=y  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 910.02 
520 |a 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