Permafrost Response on Economic Development, Environmental Security and Natural Resources

Vladimir P. Melnikov

ISBN 10: 0792367847 / ISBN 13: 9780792367840

Editore: Springer Netherlands Apr 2001, 2001

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Unlike connotations such as greenhouse effect. global change, sea level, desertification, etc. , permafrost is definitely lacking in the everyday speech of many non-specialists. The reason is that areas of permafrost are too remote, barren and isolated. Focus on permafrost today is brought when huge environmental disasters, mainly related to pollution by oil spills, occur. Even then it is offered as 660 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Permafrost Response on Economic Development, Environmental Security and Natural Resources
• Editore: Springer Netherlands Apr 2001
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0792367847
• ISBN 13: 9780792367840
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu

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Riassunto

The permafrost regions of the planet are remote, barren and isolated; as far as the decision makers are concerned, these inhospitable regions are simply "out of sight, out of mind", having no immediate effect on the global environment and habitat. Those who are pioneering the study of the permafrost, however, know better, as they confront the sustainable development of these peculiarly resource-rich regions. It rapidly became evident that social survival was not merely a matter of technology, and sustainable development involved more than just bringing in adequate machinery. Operating in permafrost regions necessitates a thorough understanding of all aspects of their ecology. This work on permafrost discusses the topic in terms of geology, biology, chemistry, physics, climatology, engineering, land development, environmental management, social and economic impacts. Topics discussed include on- and off-shore data assessment, past and future permafrost evolution according to global climate change, engineering effects on permafrost, and new dimensions in geocryology, including gas hydrates, microbiology, and information technology.

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Preface. List of authors and participants. Opening Keynote Lectures. Part I: International Assessment of Existing On-Shore and Off-Shore Data. Part II: Scenarios of Past and Future Permafrost Evolution. Part II-A: Permafrost Evolution in the Past. Part II-B: Scenarios of Global Climate Changes and Permafrost Dynamics. Part III: Engineering Effects on Permafrost and Assessment. Part IV: New Dimensions in Geocryology. Part IV-A: Gas Hydrates. Part IV-B: Permafrost as a Microbiological Habitat. Part IV-C: Informatics in Geocryology. Part V: Panel Discussions, Conclusive Reports and Recommendations of the Plenary Session. Appendix. Index.