Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology and Mineral Economics

Edited By: Syed E. Hasan & S.M. Hasan

Center for Applied Environmental Research, Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri, USA

Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology and Mineral Economics

Syed E. Hasan, Center for Applied Environmental Research, Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri, USA

Definitions and Historical Development

Early Application (to 1900) of Geology in Engineering

Modern Trends in Engineering Geology

Jeffrey R. Keaton, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., United States of America

Emergence of Environmental Geology and its Current Status

Distinctive Aspects of Environmental Geology

Engineering Geology in Civil Engineering Construction Projects

Dams and Reservoirs

Tunnel and other Underground Structures

Highways and Airport Runways

Coastal Structures

Sanitary Landfill

Suman Ghosh, Mission Geoscience, Inc., Irvine, California 92612, U.S.A.
Syed E. Hasan, Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A

Mines

Geosystems Engineering

Characterization of Geological Materials

Abdul Shakoor, Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, U.S.A.

Utilization of Geological Materials

Peter P. Hudec, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada

Miscellaneous

Medical Geology

Olle Selinus, Sweden

Forensic Geology

John W. Lindemann, CPG; Consulting Geologist, Broomfield, Colorado, USA

Military Geology

Allen W. Hatheway

Geoindicators

Antony R. Berger, Canada

Use of Underground Space for Human Occupancy

Charles O. Spencer

Mineral Economics

Mineral Resources and National Economy

S.V. Srikantia, Bangalore, India
O.N. Bhargava, Panchkula, India

Global Mineral Resources, Occurrence and Distribution

M. Wagner and F. W. Wellmer, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hanover, Germany

International Laws Controlling Mineral Trade

International Treaties Governing Mineral Exploration

Eric L Garner AM, Consultant, URS (Australia) Pty. Ltd. Melbourne, Australia