Overview
- Unique book focused on environmental aspects of sand mining
- Contains both theory about causes and consequences of sand mining as well as practical case study examples
- Details case studies in India which are relevant for any river system draining densely populated coasts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book addresses most of the environmental impacts of sand mining from small rivers The problems and solutions addressed in this book are applicable to all rivers that drain through densely populated tropical coasts undergoing rapid economic growth. Many rivers in the world are drastically being altered to levels often beyond their natural resilience capability. Among the different types of human interventions, mining of sand and gravel is the most disastrous one, as the activity threatens the very existence of river ecosystem. A better understanding of sand budget is necessary if the problems of river and coastal environments are to be solved.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. D. Padmalal is a research scientist at the Centre for Earth Science Studies (Trivandrum, Kerala, India). He is an expert in Quaternary Geology and Environmental Geology and has been studying sand mining and related environmental problems for almost 20 years.
Dr. K. Maya is a research scientist at the Centre for Earth Science Studies (Trivandrum, Kerala, India). She is an expert in River Basin Studies and River Management & Restoration. She has been working in these fields for almost 15 years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sand Mining
Book Subtitle: Environmental Impacts and Selected Case Studies
Authors: D. Padmalal, K. Maya
Series Title: Environmental Science and Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9144-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9143-4Published: 03 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0078-6Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9144-1Published: 12 June 2014
Series ISSN: 1863-5520
Series E-ISSN: 1863-5539
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 162
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour
Topics: Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Mineral Resources, Environmental Management