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Marina De Maio Ashwani Kumar Tiwari Editors Applied Geology Approaches to Future Resource Management Applied Geology (cid:129) Marina De Maio Ashwani Kumar Tiwari Editors Applied Geology Approaches to Future Resource Management Editors MarinaDeMaio AshwaniKumarTiwari DIATI DIATI PolytechnicUniversityofTurin PolytechnicUniversityofTurin Turin,Italy Turin,Italy SES JawaharlalNehruUniversity NewDelhi,India ISBN978-3-030-43952-1 ISBN978-3-030-43953-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43953-8 ©SpringerNatureSwitzerlandAG2020 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation,broadcasting,reproductiononmicrofilmsorinanyotherphysicalway,andtransmissionor informationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilar methodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt fromtherelevantprotectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. Thepublisher,theauthors,andtheeditorsaresafetoassumethattheadviceandinformationinthisbook arebelievedtobetrueandaccurateatthedateofpublication.Neitherthepublishernortheauthorsorthe editorsgiveawarranty,expressedorimplied,withrespecttothematerialcontainedhereinorforany errorsoromissionsthatmayhavebeenmade.Thepublisherremainsneutralwithregardtojurisdictional claimsinpublishedmapsandinstitutionalaffiliations. ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbytheregisteredcompanySpringerNatureSwitzerlandAG. Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:Gewerbestrasse11,6330Cham,Switzerland Name: Marina De Maio From:28October1967to25November2019 Prof.Dr.Marina DeMaiowasaProfessor of Applied Geology and GIS at Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. She obtained her Master’s degree in Geology from the University ofCatania in1993andherPhDin Engineering Geology from Politecnico di Torino in 1998. She was a Co-founder of ISE-NET, a spin- off of Politecnico di Torino, a Member of the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Montagna Sicura and a Board Member of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG), the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and the Italian Association of Applied and Environmental Geology (AIGA). Furthermore, she was a Representative of Politecnico di Torino in the “European Technical and Scientific Committee (ETSC)” and European Water Association (EWA) and Senior Consultant for UNESCO. In the last 2 years, she was the Contact Person for the European network “Copernicus Academy” in Politecnico di Torino. She has published many articles as Author and Coauthor in various reputed journals. Her contributions to the scientific community in the fields of geology, aquifer vulnerability, hydro-geochemistry, water contamination, climate change and GIS were very well appreciated by the researchers. She had always been strongly committed to planning in favour of the territory, especially the mountain area in relation to snow, glaciers and water resources. In the last period, despite her illness, she still carried out important research activities and with great energy stimulated new scientific projects and training courses dedicated to the mountain in collaboration with the Università della Valle d’Aosta. She organised the 6th AIGA National Conference at Courmayeur, Italy, in 2018. She gave her full support and assistance during the review of the chapters and organised the book. Her efforts and contributions to this book will always be remembered. She has never been discouraged, not even in the face of illness, and always supported her ideas with strength and determination, stimulating reflection on the importance of proper management. Yourcolleagueswillallfeelthelackofyour inexhaustible energy and unparalleled ability to put into practice the results of scientific activities. We will always miss you, Prof. Marina De Maio. From Her family, colleagues and research group Foreword I take this opportunity to praise the engagement of Prof. Marina De Maio and Dr.AshwaniKumarTiwariincollectingarticlesselectedamongthemostinnovative studiespresentedduringthe6thNationalAIGA(ItalianAssociationofAppliedand EnvironmentalGeology)Congress.Thisbookisthedemonstrationofthevitalityof researchers belonging to various research institutions in different fields, such as hydrogeology, aquifer contamination, geomechanics, urban processes, landslide monitoring and control, climate change and natural hazards and risk management. These subjects representtypical andfundamental applicationareas of thetechnical geology. Thereisnodoubtthat,innaturalprocesses,pastandcurrenthumanactivitiesare jointlyresponsibleforeventswhosescenariosareoftendifficulttointerpret.Thisis evenmoretruetodaybecauseofchangesinprecipitationpattern,withmoreintense andfrequentextremeevents. Theunderstandingofthemechanismsoftheprocessesisthereforeatthebaseof riskmitigationandinthislattercanbeidentifiedasoneofthekeyrolesofapplied geologyandofresearchersworkingforthedevelopmentofknowledge. The methodical and well-organised collection of articles, which the reader will findinthisvolume,willmakeitpossibletoinvestigatecasehistoriesofinternational scientific interest and to employ innovative technological applications that are increasingly essential both in data collection and in the monitoring of geological ix x Foreword andenvironmentalmatrices.Therefore,thisbookprovidesstrategiestomakedeci- sionsforthesustainablemanagementofenvironmentalproblems. Prof.FrancescoMariaGuadagno DepartmentofScienceandTechnology(DST) UniversityofSannio,Italy FormerPresidentofAIGA (AssociazioneItalianadiGeologiaApplicataedAmbientale) Preface Recurrentnaturalhazards,depletionofwaterresourcesandtheircontamination,and rapidlyrisingatmosphericCO levelsaremajorconcernsfacingtheglobe,primarily 2 due to a combination of various geogenic and anthropogenic processes. Lack of enough public awareness of environmental issuesfurthercomplicates thescenario. Inordertounderstandhowpatternaffectstheenvironment,wemustfirstbeableto identify and quantify such patterns. Hence, this book aims to provide essential management tools (e.g., decision-support systems) with detailed information for a healthyandsustainableenvironment. Thisbookhas18chaptersthatdealwiththehydrogeologicalcharacterizationsof springs, aquifer contamination, CO sequestration, slope stability, climate change 2 impact, landslide monitoring and control and role of remote sensing and GIS. It focuses on basic earth science of hazards, impacts of climate change and roles of humanprocessesanditseffectsontheenvironment,providingabalancedapproach tosustaintheenvironment.Itaidsprofessors,researchers,studentsandpolicymakers tounderstandenvironmentalearthprocessesandtheirconsequencestosociety. We are very grateful to the Italian Association of Applied and Environmental Geology (AIGA), Rome, Italy, and the Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, for their supportandforallowingthepublicationofthisbook.Wethankalltheauthorswho contributedtheirsignificantworkinthisbookandallthereviewersfortheirvaluable time and suggestions to improve this book. We are also grateful to Dr. Enrico Suozzi, DIATI, Politecnico di Torino, for his endorsement. Many thanks go to the xi
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