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RECORD NUMBER: 865 OF 1771

Main Title Karst Management [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Author Beynen, Philip E.
Publisher Springer Netherlands,
Year Published 2011
Call Number GB3-5030
ISBN 9789400712072
Subjects Geography ; Geology ; Physical geography ; Ecology
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1207-2
Collation XII, 489 p. online resource.
Notes
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
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.