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" The first of its kind to be applicable to the Indian environment, this comprehensive reference work uses the backdrop of geology to weave together components of earth process mechanisms, ecological systems, usage of earth resources such as land, soil, water and minerals, and accelerated activities of people looking for facilities and engineering techniques to contain adverse consequences on the biosphere. Multidisciplinary in coverage and holistic in approach, the book discusses the causes of degradation of our environment alongside the implications of resource depletion and suggests ways and means of combating the problems. Salient features include: · Resources management and restoration environment by pursing eco-development · Coping with natural hazards and reducing risk factors · Pursuing development through engineering measures without endangering ecosystems · Alternative options of energy generation without threatening the landscape · Global warming and problems of pollution and measures of combating it Lucid and comprehensive, this updated Second Edition will prove invaluable for planners, architects, practising engineers, geologists, ecologists and students of geology, civil engineering, environmental engineering, and ecology."
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"Padma Shree K.S. Valdiya is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including S.S. Bhatnagar Prize (1976) of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research; National Mineral Award of Excellence (1997) of the Ministry of Mines; Pitambar Pant Environment Fellowship (1982-1984) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests; Hindi Sevi Samman (Atmaram Puraskar, 2007) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development; National Lecturer (1977-1978) of the University Grants Commission; GM Modi Award for Science (2012) from GM Modi Foundation; D.N. Wadia Medal (1995) of Indian National Science Academy; and L. Rama Rao Gold Medal (1980) of the Geological Society of India. Professor Valdiya is a Fellow of all the three National Science Academies of India, the Third World Academy of Science, the Geological Society of America and The Geological Society of Nepal. Born at Kalaw in Myanmar, he had his early education in Pithoragarh, a small town in Kumaun Himalaya, and higher education in Lucknow University. Obtaining Ph.D in 1963 from Lucknow University, he studied at Johns Hopkins University, USA as a Fulbright Fellow during 1965-1966. Currently he is Honorary Professor of Geodynamics at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru. He has been Additional Director in Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology; Professor of Geology, Dean: Science and Vice-Chancellor in Kumaun University; Golden Jubilee Research Professor of Indian National Science Academy at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research; Distinguished Guest Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai; and Visiting Honorary Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He is the author of several publications including Geology of Kumaun Lesser Himalaya (1980), Aspects of Tectonics Focus on Southcentral Asia (1984), Environmental Geology Indian Context (1987), Dynamic Himalaya (1998), Saraswati, the River That Disappeared (2002), Geology, Environment and Society (2005), The Making of India Geodynamic Evolution (2010), Ek Thi Nadi Saraswathi (2010) and Geography, Peoples, Geodynamics of India in Purans and Epics (2012). He is a prolific writer in Hindi, popularizing earth science and general science. He specializes in tectonics, with special reference to active faults and environmental geology."
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- PublisherMcGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 9351343618
- ISBN 13 9789351343615
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages644
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