Sinkholes and karst impact humans' use of the land and its water resources all over the world. Devising technologies to remediate the ongoing problems is the immediate need. Understanding the processes of karst development to better avoid such problems is the next step. Developing regulations and educating the public to prevent karst disasters is the hope of the future. This book presents global examples of the current state-of-practice of this important subject.
The keynote address discusses recent developments and open questions in karst hydrology. The other 57 papers cover the development and distribution of sinkholes and karst; predicting sinkhole development and planning studies in karst; the engineering and remedial treatment of sinkholes and other karst features; applying geophysics to karst investigation; government regulation and education in karst areas; dye tracing and the delineation of karst groundwater basins; environmental hydrogeology in karst terrain; waste disposal and storage in karst terrain; stormwater management and flood hazards; and designing, constructing, and repairing highways in karst. The final contribution is the guidebook to the preconference field trip around the Ridge and Valley and Piedmont provinces of south-central Pennsylvania. No subject index is included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
