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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