Environmental and Engineering Geology: Beyond the Basics

This new book is an updated and expanded edition of Basic Environmental and Engineering Geology, covering changes in the discipline and addressing new issues such as climate change, renewable energy, geoconservation, geoforensics, and modern military applications. It is underpinned by two fundamental premises: that environmental and engineering geology represents a single coherent discipline with a broad remit and that it is a vocational subject aimed at providing the societal means for safe, economic, and environmentally sustainable planning and development.

Format: Hardback
Length: 630 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2023
Publisher: Whittles Publishing

This new book is a significantly revised and expanded edition based on the renowned and successful Basic Environmental and Engineering Geology by the late Professor Fred Bell. It incorporates the changes that have occurred since and also addresses some aspects of the discipline that have gained much greater prominence over the past few decades. The book is supported by two fundamental premises: that environmental and engineering geology represents a single coherent discipline with a broad remit; and that it is a vocational subject and not an academic pursuit, aimed at providing the societal means for safe, economic, and environmentally sustainable planning and development. The early chapters provide the foundation of the discipline and cover geology and geochemistry, geomorphology, engineering soils and rocks, pedological soils, hydrology and hydrogeology. A comprehensive evaluation of the various stages of site investigation follows, with nine chapters on the application of environmental and engineering geology. These chapters cover a wide range and draw on case studies taken from the authors' own files and those published elsewhere. In all examples, the aim is to illustrate how case studies have improved our knowledge and developed the science of environmental and engineering geology. The final chapter addresses some of the new issues that environmental and engineering geologists are now facing that were not considered in the first edition, including climate change, renewable energy, geoconservation, geoforensics, and modern military applications. In addition, the requirement for skills that go beyond subject knowledge required by practitioners are introduced, such as project management, health and safety, and seeking professional recognition. An extensive list of additional resources is also provided.

Weight: 1328g
Dimension: 176 x 248 x 41 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781849954013