Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 7: Education, Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Optimization of Large Civil Engineering Projects from an Environmental Point of View....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Engineering Geological Models: Some Examples of Use for Landslide Assessments....Pages 11-15
Engineering Geological Models IAEG Commission 25....Pages 17-19
The Use of Ground Models for Probabilistic Assessment of Multiple Geohazards Along Lifeline and Transportation Corridors....Pages 21-26
Educational GIS-Project “World Experience in Site Investigation and Construction Under Different Engineering-Geological Conditions”....Pages 27-29
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Geoethics: Perspective Bangladesh....Pages 33-38
Geoethics and Communication 2: Ethics, the Notably Absent from the Internet....Pages 39-43
A Road Map for a Deontological Code for Geoscientists Dealing with Natural Hazards....Pages 45-48
Reducing the Gap Between Science, Policy and Practice: The Role of Civil Protection....Pages 49-53
Geoethics and Communication 1. Scientists, Politicians, Journalists, Media Entertainers, Sociologists: Can Ethics Help to Establish Their Exact Role in Communicating Geoscience?....Pages 55-58
Geoethical Aspects in the Natural Hazards Management....Pages 59-62
Need to Harness Geodiversity to Combat Disaster from Natural Hazards....Pages 63-68
What’s the Seismic Risk Perception in Italy?....Pages 69-75
Long-Term Disaster-Prevention Strategies Based on Education....Pages 77-80
Geoscientific Communication Problem with Communities for Disaster Prevention and Land Planning in Peru....Pages 81-83
Promoting Geo-awareness to Make Citizens the First Watchers of the Territory....Pages 85-88
Laboratory Activities for Seismic and Volcanic Hazards Education: A Challenge for Scientists....Pages 89-92
Geological Engineers from the University of Salamanca: The Experience of Ten Years from Education to the Professional Life....Pages 93-96
Rumours Related to the 2012 Emilia Seismic Sequence....Pages 97-101
The Experience of ScienzAperta, a Week of Scientific Information and Dissemination....Pages 103-107
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Hazardscape, Territorial and Individual Resilience in an Interdisciplinary Study: The Case of Pollino, Southern Italy....Pages 109-113
The Role of Earth Science and Landscape Approach in the Ethic Geology: Communication and Divulgation for the Prevention and Reduction of Geological Hazard....Pages 115-120
 Piovono idee! ( Cloudy with a Chance of Ideas! ): An Interactive Learning Experience on Hydrogeological Risk and Climate Change....Pages 121-124
Interactive, 3D Simulation of Natural Instability Processes for Civil Protection Purposes....Pages 125-130
The Roles and Responsibilities of Engineering Geologists and Other Geoscientists in Serving Society and Protecting the Public—an Overview of International Approaches to Ensuring Effective and Ethical Professional Practice....Pages 131-134
Natural Hazards, Disasters and Their Mitigation: An Overview with Reference to Indian Scenario....Pages 135-139
Geohazards in the East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh, India: Need for Geoethical Approach for Integrated Flood Mitigation Strategies....Pages 141-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
GeoMedia-web: Multimedia and Networks for Dissemination of Knowledge on Geoheritage and Natural Risk....Pages 147-150
Reason and Being of Engineering Geology....Pages 151-155
Human Factor in Resilience Systems....Pages 157-160
Recording the Onset of the Anthropocene....Pages 161-163
Searching for Connections to the Raison d’Être of Engineering Geology in Codes of Ethics....Pages 165-168
Web Participatory Framework for Disaster Resilience: Coping with Information Deluge....Pages 169-173
Italian Civil Protection 2.0: Towards a Resilient Information Management Framework....Pages 175-180
Geomathics Tools and Web-Based Open-Source GIScience Public Participation Field Approach for Field Data Collection: Supports for a Civil Protection Exercise in a Hydrological Risk Scenario....Pages 181-184
A Missed Window of Opportunity....Pages 185-190
Pyramids, Toxic Wastes and Nuclear Reactors Containments: A Lesson Drawn from History with a Risk Manager Perspective....Pages 191-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Working with Engineers, as an Engineering Geological Consultant....Pages 197-200
A Case Study of Intelligent Compaction Used in Road Upgrades....Pages 201-206
Unified Qualification Requirements for Ground Engineering and Engineering Geology Professionals....Pages 207-211
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Guidelines for Site Investigation and Analysis of Nuclear Facilities: A Consultants Perspective....Pages 213-216
Guidelines to Identify and Quantify Expansive Soils in Civil Infrastructure....Pages 217-220
Legislation as a Tool to Mitigate Mass Movements in Spain....Pages 221-224
Design of a Database for Documentation and Analysis of Lab Data and Rock-Properties Derived in Field Measurements....Pages 225-228
Landslide Guidelines and Best Practices for Professional Engineers and Geoscientists....Pages 229-232
Engineering Geology at Post-graduated Level at the NOVA University of Lisbon....Pages 233-236
Dangers of Foundations and Below Ground Construction in the Coastal Zone of the Rhine Delta Sediments, The Netherlands....Pages 237-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Evgenii Mikhailovich Sergeev (1914–1997) as One of the Founders and Leaders of IAEG....Pages 243-246
The 50th Anniversary of the First International Conference on Permafrost....Pages 247-250
Presidents and Leaders of the IAEG Visited the Medeo Dam in the Soviet Union....Pages 251-255
A Short History of Engineering Geology and Geophysics at the British Geological Survey....Pages 257-260
ASAGAI, the IAEG National Group of Argentina: Its History, Process and Present....Pages 261-263
A Brief History of the Past 65 Years of Romanian Engineering Geology Experience....Pages 265-268
The Activity of Uzbek Scientist in IAEG....Pages 269-272
Back Matter....Pages 273-274