Introduction to Geological Hazards in the UK: their Occurrence, Monitoring and Mitigation

Dave Giles; J. S. Griffiths

doi:10.1144/EGSP29.1

Introduction to Geological Hazards in the UK: their Occurrence, Monitoring and Mitigation

Dave Giles
, J. S. Griffiths

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The UK is perhaps unique globally in that it presents the full spectrum of geological time, stratigraphy and associated lithologies within its boundaries. With this wide range of geological assemblages comes a wide range of geological hazards, whether geophysical (earthquakes, effects of volcanic eruptions, tsunami, landslides), geotechnical (collapsible, compressible, liquefiable, shearing, swelling and shrinking soils), geochemical (dissolution, radon and methane gas hazards) or related to georesources (coal, chalk and other mineral extraction). An awareness of these hazards and the risks that they pose is a key requirement of the engineering geologist. This volume sets out to define and explain these geohazards, to detail their detection, monitoring and management, and to provide a basis for further research and understanding, all within a UK context.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geological Hazards in the UK: Their Occurrence, Monitoring and Mitigation
Subtitle of host publication	Engineering Group Working Party Report
Editors	D. P. Giles, J. S. Griffiths
Publisher	Geological Society of London
Chapter	1
Pages	1-41
Number of pages	41
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1144/EGSP29.1
Publication status	Published - 9 Jun 2020

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Name	Engineering Geology Special Publications
Publisher	The Geological Society
Volume	29

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Giles, D., & Griffiths, J. S. (2020). Introduction to Geological Hazards in the UK: their Occurrence, Monitoring and Mitigation. In D. P. Giles, & J. S. Griffiths (Eds.), Geological Hazards in the UK: Their Occurrence, Monitoring and Mitigation: Engineering Group Working Party Report (pp. 1-41). (Engineering Geology Special Publications; Vol. 29). Geological Society of London. https://doi.org/10.1144/EGSP29.1

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Introduction to Geological Hazards in the UK: their Occurrence, Monitoring and Mitigation. / Giles, Dave; Griffiths, J. S.
Geological Hazards in the UK: Their Occurrence, Monitoring and Mitigation: Engineering Group Working Party Report. ed. / D. P. Giles; J. S. Griffiths. Geological Society of London, 2020. p. 1-41 (Engineering Geology Special Publications; Vol. 29).

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