The Permafrost Environment

The Permafrost Environment examines the challenges of oil, gas, and mineral exploration in the Arctic region, including the construction of roads, airfields, buildings, and pipelines. It provides a comprehensive review of the permafrost environment and its utilization, with examples from Canada, Siberia, Alaska, Greenland, and Northern Scandinavia.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 286 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Permafrost Environment, originally published in 1986, delves into the profound impact of oil, gas, and mineral exploration in the Arctic region on the urgent requirement to comprehend the intricate permafrost environment. The construction of roads, airfields, buildings, and pipelines in this challenging and inhospitable terrain has presented formidable challenges for engineers and geologists. This comprehensive book serves as a thorough examination of the permafrost environment, exploring its nature, utilization, and the management issues that arise. It delves into environmental processes and their consequences, examining the complexities involved in managing these unique conditions. Furthermore, it provides a detailed account of how conventional construction practices must be adapted to accommodate the unique challenges posed by the Arctic region. Examples from Canada, Siberia, Alaska, Greenland, and Northern Scandinavia are provided to illustrate the practical applications of these adaptations.

The exploration of oil, gas, and minerals in the Arctic region has sparked a significant demand for understanding the permafrost environment. This has led to the construction of roads, airfields, buildings, and pipelines in challenging and inhospitable terrain, presenting formidable challenges for engineers and geologists. The Permafrost Environment, published in 1986, provides a comprehensive review of the permafrost environment, its nature, utilization, and management issues. It explores environmental processes and their consequences, examining the complexities involved in managing these unique conditions. The book also provides a detailed account of how conventional construction practices must be adapted to accommodate the unique challenges posed by the Arctic region. Examples from Canada, Siberia, Alaska, Greenland, and Northern Scandinavia are provided to illustrate the practical applications of these adaptations.

The Arctic region's oil, gas, and mineral exploration has led to the construction of roads, airfields, buildings, and pipelines in challenging and inhospitable terrain, presenting formidable challenges for engineers and geologists. The Permafrost Environment, published in 1986, provides a comprehensive review of the permafrost environment, its nature, utilization, and management issues. It explores environmental processes and their consequences, examining the complexities involved in managing these unique conditions. The book also provides a detailed account of how conventional construction practices must be adapted to accommodate the unique challenges posed by the Arctic region. Examples from Canada, Siberia, Alaska, Greenland, and Northern Scandinavia are provided to illustrate the practical applications of these adaptations.

Weight: 345g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367369101