Book Description

This book contains papers presented at the Second International Conference on Evolution, Monitoring, Simulation, Management, and Remediation of the Geological Environment and Landscape . It features contributions from geologists, geographers, soil scientists, ecologists, engineers, planners, and other professionals interested in the contribution of geo-information to sustainable development or suitable use of the land.

The book encompasses a wide range of topics, such as: Earth's materials and resources; soil and rock properties; earth's dynamics; hydrological studies; natural hazards and risks; vulnerability studies; environmental planning and management; environmental pollution and remediation; waste management, treatment and disposal; environmental modelling and monitoring; landscape analysis; geo-environment in urban settings; remote sensing and GIS; sustainable resource exploitation; geo-indicators; geo-statistics and data mining; soil and rock properties; climatological processes; geo-ecology; landscape ecology; land surveying; physical geography and palaeo-environments.

Book Contents

Towards a truly sustainable future and a high quality of life for all people on our planet: the role of the Earth Sciences
W. S. Fyfe;

Ethics, geological risks, politics and society
A. Cecioni; V. Pineda;

Environmental impact assessment and environmental management plans: an example of an integrated process from the UK
M. A. Broderick; B. Durning;

Geological factors in monitoring and planning nature trails at tourist centres in northern Finland
K. Lehtinen; P. Sarala;

The acoustical improvement plan as a process to re-establish acceptable acoustical conditions
M. Clerico; G. Soffredini;

Estimation of the on-farm-costs of soil erosion in Sleman, Indonesia
A. Möller; U. Ranke;

Large scale soil erosion modeling for a mountainous watershed
P. Zhou; J. Nieminen; T. Tokola; O. Luukkanen; T. Oliver;

Decreased deposition of sulphate and the responses in soilwater at Estonian integrated monitoring sites 1995–2004
J. Frey; K. Pajuste; K. Treier; Ü. Mander; P. Kask; T. Frey;

SAKWeb — Spatial Autocorrelation and Kriging Web Service
J. Negreiros; M. Painho;

After treatment of landfill leachate in peat filters
M. Kõiv; M. Kriipsalu; Ü. Mander;

Studies on the distribution of heavy metal Cd in contaminated soils of various particle sizes and removal efficiencies of heavy metal using acid washing
S. F. Cheng; C. Y. Huang; L. S. Hsiao;

Mitigation of alkaline mine drainage in a natural wetland system
J. Kelly; P. Champagne; F. Michel;

A sequential aerated peat biofilter system for the treatment of landfill leachate
P. Champagne; M. Khalekuzzaman;

Are crop and range lands being contaminated with cadmium and lead in sediments transported by wind from an adjacent contaminated shallow lake?
H. O. Rubio; T. R. Saucedo; M. R. Bautista; K. Wood; C. Holguin; J. Jiménez;

The sorption characteristics of PAHs onto soils in the presence of synthetic and bio surfactant
J.-H. Chang; Z. Qiang; C.-P. Huang;

Carbon dioxide sequestration in coal: implications for CO disposal and CH displacement from coal seams
M. Mirzaeian; P. J. Hall;

Response of dissolved organic carbon in a shallow groundwater ecosystem to a simulated global warming experiment
K. P. Wilson; D. D. Williams;

Regional analysis of climate and bioclimate change in South Italy
A. Capra; P. Porto; B. Scicolone;

The urban geo-science model: an essential tool to support planning and sustainable development
D. McC. Bridge; B. L. Morris; J. R. A. Giles;

Developing design-oriented strategies to combat regional scale climate change
B. Stone;

Land subsidence evolution and controlling mechanisms near Mexico City: environmental planning and management
M. A. Ortega-Guerrero;

Stability of slopes of municipal solid waste landfills with co-disposal of biosolids
M. Chopra; D. Reinhart; M. Vajirkar; B. Koodhathinkal;

Net photosynthetic O evolution and calcium precipitation in
Y. Y. Wu; P. P. Li; B. L. Wang; C. Q. Liu;

Dynamics of suspended sediment concentration and the impact on a lake-inhabiting bivalve () in the Abashiri River basin, Hokkaido, northern Japan
S. Yanai; Y. Nishihama; R. Tamura;

Potential of poplar plantation for enhancing Polish farm sustainability
A. Czarnecki; A. Lewandowska-Czarnecka;

Modified quantitative estimation model of erosion and degradation in three mountainous watersheds
D. Emmanouloudis; M. Kaikis;

Bathymetric curve (75 years old) validation, using the soil erosion transportation at Cuitzeo Lake Watershed
J. Lafragua; A. Gutiérrez; A. Bahena; G. Moriel; S. Férnández;

Efficient watershed modeling using a multi-site weather generator for meteorological data
M. Khalili; R. Leconte; F. Brissette;

Hydrological modelling for river basin management in a highly hydro-geological conditioned environment
D. Guida; A. Longobardi; P. Villani;

Hydrological modelling of snow cover in the large upper Po river basin: winter 2004 results and validation with snow cover estimation from satellite
D. Rabuffetti; A. Salandin; R. Cremonini;

Spatial correlograms and landscape metrics as indicators of land use changes
R. Aunap; E. Uuemaa; J. Roosaare; Ü. Mander;

The role of geosciences and landscape in the management of Natural Parks of Guadalajara (Central Spain): in search of suitable applications
A. García-Quintana; M. P. Abad; M. Aguilar; L. Alcalá; I. Barrera; M. Cebrián; M. C. Fernández de Villalta,; J. F. García-Hidalgo; R. Giménez,; A. E. Godfrey; J. A. González-Martín,; A. Lucía; J. F. Martín-Duque,; M. Martín-Loeches,; E. Quijada; J. M. Rodríguez-Borreguero; R. Ruiz López de la Cova; A. Solís;

Exploring the effect of demographic elements on the evaluation of the scenic beauty of various landforms – preliminary results
A. Tsouchlaraki;

An approach to the landscape analysis
B. Badiani;

Evaluation and analysis criteria of the environmental risk factor of the anthropic perturbation in the infrastructure works
G. Gecchele; G. Pizzo;

M (Monitoring, Management and Mapping) — tool for the solution of the conflict: “people and environment”
Z. Boukalová; V. Beneš; P. Kořán;

Gas hazard: an often neglected natural risk in volcanic areas
W. D’ Alessandro;

Identification of As-bearing minerals associated with mine wastes from former metalliferous mines in France using laboratory reflectance spectra
V. Carrère;

Rapid mapping with remote sensing data during flooding 2005 in Switzerland by object-based methods: a case study
Y. A. Buehler; T. W. Kellenberger; D. Small; K. I. Itten;

Using spatial technology for analyzing disturbed areas and potential site selection in Chihuahua, Mexico
V. M. Tena; A. C. Pinedo; A. H. Rubio; P. de L. G. Barragán; A. A. Pinedo; M. V. Hernandez; C. Velez;

The pedoecologial conditions of natural and opencast peat fields in Estonia
M. Noormets; T. Köster; T. Tõnutare; K. Kauer; R. Kõlli; T. Paal; M. Oder;

Monitoring programme for underground rock characterization facility
K. Lehto; J. Lahdenperä;

Geotechnical evaluation of Stabilized Dredged Material (SDM) from the New York/New Jersey Harbor
A. Maher; A. Sarmad; M. Jafari;

The impact of soil quality on cocoa yield in Nigeria
O. A. Amusan; F. O. Amusan;

Influence of ground water extraction in the seismic hazard of Mexico City
J. Avilés; L. E. Pérez-Rocha; H. R. Aguilar;

Predicting favourable areas for landsliding through GIS modelling in Aparados da Serra (Brazil)
A. J. Strieder; S. A. Buffon; T. F. P. de Quadros; H. R. Oliveira;

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