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Main Title Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 7 Education, Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology / [electronic resource] :
Type EBOOK
Author Lollino, Giorgio.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Arattano, Massimo.
Giardino, Marco.
Oliveira, Ricardo.
Peppoloni, Silvia.
Publisher Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2014
Call Number TA703-705.4
ISBN 9783319093031
Subjects Geography ; Ethics ; Science--Study and teaching
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09303-1
Collation XVII, 274 p. 103 illus., 86 illus. in color. online resource.
Notes
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Contents Notes
Part I Engineering Geological Models -- Part II Geoethics and Natural Hazards: Communication, Education and the Science-Policy-Practice Interface -- Part III Resilience to Citizens and Citizens for Resilience. From Collaborative Risk Management to Knowledge Sharing of Natural Hazards -- Part IV Standards, Guidelines and Best Practices for Engineering Geology -- Part V Fifty-Year-Long History of IAEG in Events and Personalities. This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes, and deals with education and the professional ethics, which scientists, regulators, and practitioners of engineering geology inevitably have to face through the purposes, methods, limitations, and findings of their works. This volume presents contributions on the professional responsibilities of engineering geologists; the interaction of engineering geologists with other professionals; recognition of the engineering geological profession and its particular contribution to society, culture, and economy; and implications for the education of engineering geologists at tertiary level and in further education schemes. Issues treated in this volume are: the position of engineering geology within the geo-engineering profession; professional ethics and communication; resource use and re-use; managing risk in a litigious world; engineering and geological responsibility; and engineering geology at tertiary level. The Engineering Geology for Society and Territory volumes of the IAEG XII Congress held in Torino from September 15-19, 2014, analyze the dynamic role of engineering geology in our changing world and build on the four main themes of the congress: Environment, processes, issues, and approaches. The congress topics and subject areas of the 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes are: Climate Change and Engineering Geology Landslide Processes River Basins, Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources Marine and Coastal Processes Urban Geology, Sustainable Planning and Landscape Exploitation Applied Geology for Major Engineering Projects Education, Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology Preservation of Cultural Heritage