Overview

Karst landscapes are home to 25 percent of the world's drinking water supplies, and in many countries water supply is highly dependent on karst aquifers. Their unique structures, containing many voids, are a particular problem for building corporations and land developers. This book, written by the well-known karstologist Eric Gilli, presents a diverse range of chapters on history of karstology, aquifers and their characterization, water supply management, coastal and submarine karsts, evolution of karst and paleokarst, paleontology, tourism, and oil and mineral reserves.

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Author:   Eric Gilli
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Imprint:   CRC Press
ISBN:  

9781482243161

ISBN 10:   1482243164
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   26 July 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction and Definitions Karst, Karstic, Karstology The Karst region in Slovenia Definitions Components of the Karst Landscape The Great French Karst Regions Worldwide distribution of karst The History of Karstology Precursors Contributions from speleology French karstology and the climate paradigm Carbonate Rocks Definition REVIEW: The origins of carbonate and calcium Limestone Chalk Dolomitic rocks Limestone dissolution The water cycle, the CO2 cycle, and the carbonate cycle The solubility of limestone Factors affecting karstification The surface components of karst The epikarst Lapies Karst corridors dolines poljes Dry Valleys Canyons, pocket valleys, blind valley and karst windows Springs, tufa, and travertine Landscape types The role of climate Karst in Temperate and Mediterranean regions Karst in cold regions Karst in tropical regions Karst in arid and semi-arid regions Speleogenesis and the Endokarst The infiltration of aggressive water The spatial organisation of discontinuities Speleogenesis, or cave formation Vauclusian springs Hypogenic caves Great Caves Sediments Underground Evolution of karst landscapes and paleokarsts Variations in climate and paleogeographic evolution Polyphase karst Paleokarst Parakarsts and pseudokarsts Parakarsts 9.2 Pseudokarst Speleology and study of the endokarst Precursors to and origins of speleology The speleology community Methods in speleology The impacts of speleology on water quality in wells in karst aquifers Karst aquifers Particular characteristics Geometry of the aquifer and surrounding system Behavior of a karst system Quantitative and qualitative consequences Circulation in hydrothermal systems Aquifer characterization Geometry of karst systems Data collection Data analysis Tracer tests in karst systems Modeling outflows Water use and management Water management Surface water management Using water resources Quantitative management Qualitative management Coastal and submarine karst aquifers Morphology Coastal and submarine karst aquifers Deep submarine karst The study and management of coastal aquifers Development in karst regions Sub-soil anomalies Hydrologic problems Karstic subsidence and drawdown Location, detection, and remediation of cavities Tourism Touristic regions Karstic trails and itineraries Tourist-accessible caves Developing caves for tourism Mineral resources Karstic traps Hydrocarbons Hydrothermal and geothermal processes Hot springs Natural climate control The study of paleo-environments karstic archives Dating methods in karstology Environmental factors Records of deformation Applications in the study of paleoclimate Geodesy and rock deformation Value of karst systems Rock mechanics Paleontology, archaeology, and biology Traps and conserving environments The Quercy phosphorites Cavemen Isolation and genetic divergence Extremophiles CONCLUSION Bibliography

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