Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 1: Climate Change and Engineering Geology

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Assessing Climate Change Risks Under Uncertain Conditions....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Assessing Climate Impacts on Hydropower Production of Toce Alpine Basin....Pages 9-12
Proposal for Climate Change Impact Research in Western Central Andes of Peru....Pages 13-16
Response of Alpine Glaciers in North-Western Italian Alps to Different Climate Change Scenarios....Pages 17-20
Metamorphic CO 2 Degassing in the Active Himalayan Orogen: Exploring the Influence of Orogenic Activity on the Long-Term Global Climate Changes....Pages 21-25
Effects of Dust Deposition on Glacier Ablation and Runoff at the Pascua-Lama Mining Project, Chile and Argentina....Pages 27-32
Climatic Characterization of Baltoro Glacier (Karakoram) and Northern Pakistan from In-situ Stations....Pages 33-37
Current Status and Future Projections of the Snow Depth in the Third Pole from CMIP5 Global Climate Models....Pages 39-42
Hydrology of the Upper Indus Basin Under Potential Climate Change Scenarios....Pages 43-49
Assessing Impacts of Climate Change, Ski Slope, Snow and Hydraulic Engineering on Slope Stability in Ski Resorts (French and Italian Alps)....Pages 51-55
How Snow and Its Physical Properties Change in a Changing Climate Alpine Context?....Pages 57-60
Air Temperature Thresholds to Assess Snow Melt at the Forni Glacier Surface (Italian Alps) in the April–June Period: A Contribution to the Application of Temperature Index Models....Pages 61-68
A System for Assessing the Past, Present and Future of Glacial Resources....Pages 69-72
The Case Study of the Changri Nup Glacier (Nepal, Himalaya) to Understand Atmospheric Dynamics and Ongoing Cryosphere Variations....Pages 73-76
Temperature Analysis on the North-Western Italian Alps Through the Use of Satellite Images and Ground-Based Meteorological Stations....Pages 77-80
Preliminary Study to Define a Distributed Hydrogeological Model Based on Snow Melt for Groundwater Recharge....Pages 81-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Seasonal Hydrochemical Changes of Water from Alluvium Aquifers: Drean-Annaba Aquifer Case Study (NE Algeria)....Pages 89-93
Groundwater Protection and Climate Change Predictions of a Complex Dinaric Karst Catchment. A Case Study of the Bokanjac-Poličnik Area, Croatia....Pages 95-98
Preliminary Chemical and Isotopic Characterization of High-Altitude Spring Waters from Eastern Nepal Himalaya....Pages 99-104
Study of Climatic Variations and Its Influence on Erosive Processes in Recent Decades in One Location of Central Spain....Pages 105-108
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Preliminary Study on the Snow-Melt for the Groundwater Recharge Estimated by an Advanced Meteorological Station....Pages 109-112
Preliminary Results of a Comparison Study Between Two Independent Snow Networks in North-Western Italian Alps (Piemonte Region)....Pages 113-116
Improving the MSGMPE Accuracy for the Northern of Tunisia by the Multispectral Analysis of the Cloud Field from MSG SEVIRI....Pages 117-120
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Role of Climate and Land Use Variations on the Occurrence of Damaging Hydrogeological Events in Apulia (Southern Italy)....Pages 123-127
An Assessment of the Water Resources Availability and of the Flood Hazard in a Climate Change Scenario in Tuscany....Pages 129-133
Climate Change Impacts on Soil Erosion: A High-Resolution Projection on Catchment Scale Until 2100....Pages 135-141
Prediction of Climate Change Forced Mass Movement Processes Induced in Periglacial Areas....Pages 143-147
Adaptation to Climate Change-Induced Geodisasters in Coastal Zones of the Asia-Pacific Region....Pages 149-152
The Alluvial Fan Risk Assessment in Piedmont (NW, Italy)....Pages 153-157
Effects of Soil Management on Long-Term Runoff and Soil Erosion Rates in Sloping Vineyards....Pages 159-163
Success of Reclamation Works and Effects of Climatic Changes in Taranto Area: South Italy....Pages 165-168
Stability Monitoring of High Alpine Infrastructure by Terrestrial Laser Scanning....Pages 169-172
Integrated Geomatic Techniques for Assessing Morphodynamic Processes and Related Hazards in Glacial and Periglacial Areas (Western Italian Alps) in a Context of Climate Change....Pages 173-176
Climate Change Impacts on Groundwater Active Recharge in Coastal Plain of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)....Pages 177-180
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
A GIS-Based Tool for Regional Adaptation Decision-Making for Depopulated Communities in Japan....Pages 183-187
Extension of the SIM Reanalysis by Combination of Observations and Statistical Downscaling....Pages 189-192
Assessment of Hybrid Downscaling Techniques for Precipitation Over the Po River Basin....Pages 193-197
Evaluation of the ENSEMBLES Transient RCM Simulations Over Spain: Present Climate Performance and Future Projections....Pages 199-203
Application of Climate Downscaled Data for the Design of Micro-Hydroelectric Power Plants....Pages 205-208
Impact of Microphysics and Convective Parameterizations on Dynamical Downscaling for the European Domain....Pages 209-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
The Landslides Induced by the Released Inclusion Water of the Frozen Soil in the Side of the Heifangtai Loess Platform, Gansu Province, China....Pages 217-221
Velocity Changes of Rock Glaciers and Induced Hazards....Pages 223-227
Geocryological Risk: Conception and Estimation Algorithms....Pages 229-231
Periglacial Geohazard Risks and Ground Temperature Increases....Pages 233-237
Assessment of Permafrost Distribution in the Mont Blanc Massif Steep Rock Walls by a Combination of Temperature Measurements, Modelling and Geophysics....Pages 239-242
Freeway Extension Project Island Permafrost Section Foundation Deformation Characteristics....Pages 243-247
The Bellecombes Rock Glacier Case Study, 2 Alpes, France....Pages 249-253
Permafrost-Related Mass Movements: Implications from a Rock Slide at the Kitzsteinhorn, Austria....Pages 255-259
Landslide Mechanism and Shallow Soil Moisture of Soil Cut Slopes in Seasonally Frozen Regions....Pages 261-265
Implementation of Remote Sensing and Mathematical Modeling for Study of Risk Assessment to Linear Engineering Structures Due to Thermokarst Processes....Pages 267-270
Environmental and Engineering Geology of the Bei’an to Heihe Expressway in China with a Focus on Climate Change....Pages 271-277
The Deformation Monitoring of Superficial Layer Landslide in the Northern Part of Lesser Khingan Mountains of China....Pages 279-283
Permafrost Distribution Research Based on Remote Sensing Technology in Northwest Section of Lesser Khingan Range in China....Pages 285-290
Engineering-Environmental Problems of Exploration of Mineral Resources Deposits in Conditions of Permafrost and Climate Changing....Pages 291-295
Risk Assessment of Infrastructure Destabilization in Context of Permafrost in the French Alps....Pages 297-300
Climate Change Impacts on High Alpine Infrastructures: An Example from the Kitzsteinhorn (3200 m), Salzburg, Austria....Pages 301-303
Monitoring Rock Wall Temperatures and Microseismic Activity for Slope Stability Investigation at J.A. Carrel Hut, Matterhorn....Pages 305-309
Probabilistic Assessment of Ice Wedge Hazard for Linear Structure....Pages 311-314
An Overview of Some Recent Large Landslide Types in Nahanni National Park, Northwest Territories, Canada....Pages 315-320
Detection of Permafrost and Foundation Related Problems in High Mountain Ski Resorts....Pages 321-324
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
In-situ Observation on Regularities of Rainfall Infiltration in Cold and Dry Loess Area....Pages 325-329
Thermokarst Phenomenon Typification Approaches Near the Southern Border of the Permafrost Zone....Pages 331-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Rocks in the Hydrothermal Systems of the Kuril-Kamchatka Island Arc....Pages 337-340
Geophysical and Geological Survey to Plan a Low Enthalpy Geothermal System. The Case Study of Borgo Isonzo—Latina Italy....Pages 341-344
Integration of Geological and Geophysical Survey for a Geo-Exchange System Design....Pages 345-348
Groundwater Thermal Trends Analysis in Support to Sustainable Use of Low-Enthalpy Resources: A Preliminary Monitoring Approach in Vicenza (Northern Italy)....Pages 349-353
Sustainable Use of Geothermal Resources: Applications and Case Studies in Northern Italy....Pages 355-358
G.TES: Pilot Plant for Seasonal Ground Energy Storage in Italy....Pages 359-362
Shallow Geothermal Exploration by Means of SkyTEM Electrical Resistivity Data: An Application in Sicily (Italy)....Pages 363-367
Geothermal Investigations of Active Volcanoes: The Example of Ischia Island and Campi Flegrei Caldera (Southern Italy)....Pages 369-372
Wells Declivity Temperature Geothermal Field Bora-Sigi, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia....Pages 373-378
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Impact of the Climate Change on Adriatic Sea Hydrology....Pages 381-384
Outlook on Seawaters Dynamics Factors for the Albanian Adriatic Coastline Developments....Pages 385-389
Climate Change Impact on Buna River Delta in Adriatic Sea....Pages 391-394
Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Evolution....Pages 395-399
The Plumes Influence on the General Circulation Along the Albanian Adriatic Region....Pages 401-404
The Seasonal Deformations of the Coastal Slopes in the Permafrost Zone....Pages 405-408
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Climate Change and Landslide Hazard and Risk in Scotland....Pages 411-414
Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and Coastal Landslides....Pages 415-418
Realizing, Monitoring and Evaluating of Georisks in a Changing Climate....Pages 419-423
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Rockfall Hazard in the Mont Blanc Massif Increased by the Current Atmospheric Warming....Pages 425-428
Climate Change Impact for Spatial Landslide Susceptibility....Pages 429-433
Analysis of Factors Controlling Landslide Susceptibility in the Aosta Valley (NW Italy): Relationship to Climatic and Environmental Changes....Pages 435-438
High Elevation Rock Falls and Their Climatic Control: a Case Study in the Conca di Cervinia (NW Italian Alps)....Pages 439-442
Landslides as Climate Indicators in Argentinean Central Andes (32º S)....Pages 443-447
Active Layer Detachment Slides and Retrogressive Thaw Slumps Susceptibility Mapping for Current and Future Permafrost Distribution, Yukon Alaska Highway Corridor....Pages 449-453
Front Matter....Pages 455-455
Rainfall, A Major Cause for Rockfall Hazard along the Roadways, Highways and Railways on Hilly Terrains in India....Pages 457-460
A Preliminary Cost Estimation for Short Tunnels Construction Using Parametric Method....Pages 461-465
Impact of Anthropocene Vis-à-vis Holocene Climatic Changes on Central Indian Himalayan Glaciers....Pages 467-471
Design of Ultimate Pit Slope for a Proposed Opencast Limestone Mine in the Hilly Region of Northern India....Pages 473-477
Effect of Brine Saturation on Carbonation of Coal Fly Ash for Mineral Sequestration of CO 2 ....Pages 479-482
Blasting Operation Management Using Mathematical Methods....Pages 483-493
Tectonic Consideration for Location of the Kishau Dam Site on Tons River in Lesser Himalaya, India....Pages 495-498
Numerical Simulation of High Level Radioactive Waste for Disposal in Deep Underground Tunnel....Pages 499-504
The Model and Experiments of Solubility of CO 2 in Saline with Complex Ions....Pages 505-509
Analysis of Stability of Slopes in Himalayan Terrane Along National Highway: 109, India....Pages 511-515
Study of Slopes Along River Teesta in Darjeeling Himalayan Region....Pages 517-520
Climate Change—Present Scenario in Parts of India; Needed Preventive Measures and Role of Earth System Scientists....Pages 521-525
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
Co-evolution of Soils and Vegetation Under Changing Climatic Conditions at a Desert Fringe....Pages 529-532
Integrated Approach to the Evaluation of Denudation Rates in an Experimental Catchment of the Northern Italian Apennines....Pages 533-537
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
Susceptibility and Vulnerability to Landslides—Case Study: Basin of River Bengalas—City of Nova Friburgo—Brazil....Pages 539-546
Slope Stability Scaling Laws Within Physically Based Models and Their Modifications Under Varying Triggering Conditions....Pages 547-550
Slope Dynamics and Climatic Change Through Indirect Interactions....Pages 551-555
Land Use Change Scenarios and Landslide Susceptibility Zonation: The Briga Catchment Test Area (Messina, Italy)....Pages 557-561
Multi-method Evaluation of Denudation Rates in Small Mediterranean Catchments....Pages 563-567
Back Matter....Pages 569-572