Permafrost Response on Economic Development, Environmental Security and Natural Resources (NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 2:)
Contributors: Elfi Van Overloop (Adapter); Vladimir D. Gorokhov (Adapter); R. Paepe (Editor); Vladimir P. Melnikov (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 664
ISBN-13: 9780792367833
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Science/Mathematics; Frozen ground; Glaciology; Science; Life Sciences - Ecology; General; Environmental Science; Science / Environmental Science; Earth Sciences - Geology; Congresses
First sentence: The impact of permafrost decay on society is one of the most dramatic questions for the survival of mankind and infers questions for a sustainable development of an environment in which a diversity of economical and industrial activities have to be ensured for the near future.