Communicating Environmental Geoscience - Special Publication no 305 (Geological Society Special Publication) (No. 305)

This collection of papers addresses the issues surrounding communication of environmental geoscience. Geologists whose research deals with environmental problems such as landslides, floods, earthquakes and other natural hazards that affect people's health and safety, must communicate their results effectively to the public, policy makers and politicians. There are many examples of geological studies being ignored in policy and public action; this is in due in part to geoscientists being poor communicators. These papers document issues in communicating environmental geoscience, outline successes and failures through case studies, describes ways in which geoscientists can improve communication skills and show how new methods can make communication more effective.Also available:Climate Change and Groundwater - ISBN 978-1-86239-235-9Mapping Hazardous Terrain using Remote Sensing - ISBN 978-1-86239-229-8Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards in Karst Areas: Recognition, Analysis and Mitigation - ISBN 978-1-86239-224-3The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences.The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work.The many areas in which we publish in include:-Petroleum geology-Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics-Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology-Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry-Remote sensing-History of geology-Regional geology guides Communicating Environmental Geoscience : Introduction / Dave Liverman, Christopher P.g. Pereira And Brian Marker -- Altered Priorities Ahead; Or How To Develop Fruitful Relationships With The Media / Ted Nield -- Media And Scientific Communication: A Case Of Climate Change / Maxwell T. Boykoff -- Good And Bad Practice In The Communication Of Uncertainties Associated With The Relationship Between Climate Change And Weather-related Natural Disasters / Robert E.t. Ward -- Community Participation In Natural Risk Prevention: Case Histories From Colombia / M. Hermelin And G. Bedoya -- Guidelines For Landslide Hazard Mapping In The Andes: Speaking One Language -- Lead Contamination, The Media And Risk Communication: A Case Study From The Ribeira Valley, Brazil -- Communicating Uncertainty In Climate-change Adaptation And Decision Support; Further Development Of The Gdańsk Case Study / Philipp Schmidt-thomé And Dorota Kaulbarsz --^ Geosure; A Bridge Between Geology And Decision-makers / Jennifer C. Walsby -- The Modelling And Visualization Of Digital Geoscientific Data As A Communication Aid To Land-use Planning In The Urban Environment: An Example From The Thames Gateway / K.r. Royse, H.j. Reeves And A.r. Gibson -- Communication In Geology : A Personal Perspective And Lessons From Volcanic, Mining, Exploration, Geotechnical, Police And Geoforensic Investigations / Laurance J. Donnelly -- Hazard And Vulnerability Assessment And Adaptive Planning : Mutual And Multilateral Community-researcher Communication, Arctic Canada / Norm R. Catto And Kathleen Parewick -- Communicating Geoscience To Indigenous People: Examples From The Solomon Islands / M.g. Petterson, D. Tolia, S.j. Cronin And R. Addison -- Framing Volcanic Risk Communication Within Disaster Risk Reduction : Finding Ways For The Social And Physical Sciences To Work Together --^ Communicating Environmental Geoscience; Australian Communication Pathways / Colin J. Simpson -- Communication Of Geoscience Information In Public Administration : Uk Experiences / Brian Marker Obe -- Environmental Geoscience; Communication Challenges / David G.e. Liverman. Edited By D.g.e. Liverman, C.p.g. Pereira, And B. Marker. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 NP......Page 2 Contents......Page 7 Communicating environmental geoscience: introduction......Page 8 Altered priorities ahead; or how to develop fruitful relationships with the media......Page 12 Media and scientific communication: a case of climate change......Page 18 Good and bad practice in the communication of uncertainties associated with the relationship between climate change and weather-related natural disasters......Page 26 Community participation in natural risk prevention: case histories from Colombia......Page 45 Guidelines for landslide hazard mapping in the Andes: speaking one language......Page 58 Lead contamination, the media and risk communication: a case study from the Ribeira Valley, Brazil......Page 67 Communicating uncertainty in climate-change adaptation and decision support; further development of the Gdan ́sk case study......Page 79 GeoSure; a bridge between geology and decision-makers......Page 84 The modelling and visualization of digital geoscientific data as a communication aid to land-use planning in the urban environment: an example from the Thames Gateway......Page 91 Communication in geology: a personal perspective and lessons from volcanic, mining, exploration, geotechnical, police and geoforensic investigations......Page 109 Hazard and vulnerability assessment and adaptive planning: mutual and multilateral community–researcher communication, Arctic Canada......Page 124 Communicating geoscience to indigenous people: examples from the Solomon Islands......Page 142 Framing volcanic risk communication within disaster risk reduction: finding ways for the social and physical sciences to work together......Page 163 Communicating environmental geoscience; Australian communication pathways......Page 178 Communication of geoscience information in public administration: UK experiences......Page 184 Environmental geoscience; communication challenges......Page 196 Index......Page 209

the Book Presents An Overview Of The Main Hazards Affecting Karst, Including Collapse And Subsidence Phenomena, Hydrological Hazards And Human-induced Geohazards. Consideration Is Also Given To The Problems Of Geohazard Management In Karst. The Geological And Hydrological Properties Of Karst Terrains Make Them Among The Most Fragile In The World And Pose Serious Problems For Land Managers. Sustainable Development In These Terrains Requires Efforts To Limit Geohazards Of Anthropogenic Origin And To Recognize And Mitigate Against Those Of Natural Origin. Aimed At Providing The Reader With Worldwide Case Studies, The Contributions Cover A Range Of Geological And Morphological Settings. Geographically, The Fourteen Papers Discuss Very Different Karst Areas, From North America, The Caribbean And Asia To Several Karst Areas In Europe, Including The British Isles, Spain, France And Italy.

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this Book Is Useful To Geologists, Environmental And Engineering Hydrogeologists, Geotechnical Engineers, And Land Planners Who Are Interested In Learning About Karst Site Characteristics, Applications Of Field Investigation Methods, And Case Studies In A Wide Variety Of Geologic And Hydrogeologic Settings.--(james L. Lolcama, Kcf Groundwater, Inc., Mechanicsburg, Pa)

The North China craton is the only known place where an Archaean craton with a thick tectospheric root lost half of that root in younger tectonism by processes such as delamination, convection, hydration-weakening, compositional change or some other mechanism. In this volume, authors provide data constraining the geometry and timing of root loss, aimed at understanding why and how continental roots are lost in general. Modelling how often this process may have occurred in the geological past, and how much lithospheric material has been recycled to the convecting mantle through this mechanism, could drastically change our current understanding of crustal growth rates and processes. Possible triggering mechanisms for root loss include collision of the South China (Yangtze) and North China cratons in the Triassic, the India-Asia collision, closure of the Solonker and Monhgol-Okhotsk oceans, Mesozoic subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath eastern China, impingement of mantle plumes, mantle hydration from long-term subduction and several rifting events. In this volume, we link studies of crustal tectonics with investigations aimed at determining the nature of and timing of the formation and loss of the root, in order to better-understand mechanisms of continental root formation, evolution and recycling/removal The dangers that we face from geo-hazards appear to be getting worse, especially with the impact of increasing population and global climate change. This collection of papers illustrates how remote sensing technologies - measuring, mapping and monitoring the Earth's surface from aircraft or satellites - can help us to rapidly detect and better manage geo-hazards