Naslov
Environmental geology and hydrology

Autori
Nakić, Zoran ; Mileusnić, Marta ; Pavlić, Krešimir ; Kovač, Zoran

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, pregledni

Knjiga
Environmental Engineering - Basic Principles

Urednik/ci
Zelić, Bruno ; Tomašić, Vesna

Izdavač
Walter de Gruyter

Grad
Berlin : München : Boston

Godina
2018

Raspon stranica
121-158

ISBN
978-3-11-046801-4

Ključne riječi
environmental geology ; hydrology ; floods ; groundwater ; mine waste ; pollution ; human health

Sažetak
Environmental geology is scientific discipline dealing with the interactions between humans and the geologic environment. Many natural hazards, which have great impact on humans and their environment, are caused by geological settings. On the other hand, human activities have great impact on the physical environment, especially in the last decades due to dramatic human population growth. Natural disasters often hit densely populated areas causing tremendous death toll and material damage. Demand for resources enhanced remarkably, as well as waste production. Exploitation of mineral resources deteriorate huge areas of land, produce enormous mine waste and pollute soil, water and air. Environmental geology is a broad discipline and only selected themes will be presented in the following subchapters: (1) floods as natural hazard, (2) water as geological resource and (3) the mining and mineral processing as types of human activities dealing with geological materials that affect the environment and human health.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija, Rudarstvo, nafta i geološko inženjerstvo

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