Planning the Use of the Earth's Surface

Abstract

Planning the use of the Earth's surface: An overview.- Methods and approaches of environmental geology mapping: Meeting the planner's requirement.- Geoscientific maps for land-use planning - a review.- Computer-assisted methods for the construction, compilation and display of geoscientific maps.- Geomorphological hazards and environmental impact: Assessment and mapping.- Urban geology: Present trends and problems.- Landslide risk assessment and zoning.- Mapping and modelling quaternary depositional systems to assess groundwater pollution hazards in the glaciated Appalachian region, U.S.A..- Geoenvironmental units as a basis for the assessment, regulation and management of the Earth's surface.- Geochemistry and the environment.- Trace element maps and the regional distribution of human diseases.- Industrial minerals and rocks: Present trends in exploration, exploitation and use.- Mining potential of the inner continental shelf.- Earth science conservation in Europe present activities and recommended procedures.- Reclaiming areas degraded by mining operations.- Land-use planning and management in Brazil: A brief review of present experience and environmental problems.- Problems and approaches in environmental geology in Latin America: The Colombian experience.- The integration of environmental geology methods and concepts within the framework of a regional administration the case of the Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Environmental geology in the United States: Present practice and future training needs.- Standards in environmental geology.- Guidelines for the organisation of an international postgraduate programme on earth science and environmental planning.- The IUGS commission on geosciences for environmental planning.- Synthesis and conclusions.