Dear Friends,
Below is an announcement of a new book on karst management that may interest you (yes, I am one of the authors and wrote chapter 14). But first, NCKRI transferred its e-mail from an outside server its own new server. If you sent anyone at NCKRI a message for the past couple of days (28 or 29 July) and have not received a reply, please resend it. It may have been lost during the change. I apologize for any inconvenience. Please send this announcement to anyone you think may be interested. George ******************** van Beynen, P.E. (Ed.) 2011, Karst Management, Springer Publishing, ISBN 978-94-007-1206-5, also available as an E-Book. http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geography/book/978-94-0 07-1206-5 Focusing specifically on the management of karst environments, this volume draws together the world's leading karst experts to provide a vital source for the study and management of this unique physical setting. Although karst landscapes cover 12% of the Earth's terrain and provide 25% of the world's drinking water, the resource management of karst environments has only previously received indirect attention. Through a comprehensive approach, Karst Management focuses on engineering issues associated with surface karst such as quarries, dams, and agriculture, subsurface topics such as the management of groundwater, show caves, cave biota, and geo-archaeology projects. Chapters that focus on karst as an integrated system look at IUCN World Heritage sites, national parks, policy and regulation, measuring systematic disturbance, information management, and public environmental education. The text incorporates the most up-to-date research from leading karst scientists. This volume provides important perspectives for university students, educators, geoengineers, resource managers, and planners who are interested in or work with this unique physical landscape. *************************** George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 413-383-2276 [email protected] www.nckri.org
