Name: Sand Mining: Environmental Impacts and Selected Case Studies
SKU: 58689133
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Author: Padmalal, D. ; Maya, K.
ISBN: 9789402400786

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Sand Mining: Environmental Impacts and Selected Case Studies

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Physical Book

Author

D. Padmalal

K. Maya

Publisher

Springer

Language

English

Pages

162

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.4x15.6x1 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9789402400786

Synopsis "Sand Mining: Environmental Impacts and Selected Case Studies"

This book addresses most of the environmental impacts of sand mining from small rivers The problems and solutions addressed in this book are applicable to all rivers that drain through densely populated tropical coasts undergoing rapid economic growth. Many rivers in the world are drastically being altered to levels often beyond their natural resilience capability. Among the different types of human interventions, mining of sand and gravel is the most disastrous one, as the activity threatens the very existence of river ecosystem. A better understanding of sand budget is necessary if the problems of river and coastal environments are to be solved.

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