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Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in the New Millennium:

Opportunities for Research and Technological Innovation

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Size: 222 pages, 7 x 10

Publication Year:2006

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Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in the New Millennium; Opportunities for Research and Technological Innovation, Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary	1-14	(skim)
1 Introduction	15-26	(skim)
2 Updating the 1989 Geotechnology Report: Where Do We Stand?	27-82	(skim)
3 Meeting the Challenges With New Technologies and Tools	83-126	(skim)
4 Geoengineering for Earth Systems and Sustainability	127-148	(skim)
5 Institutional Issues for the New Agenda in Geoengineering	149-172	(skim)
6 Findings and Recommendations	173-182	(skim)
References	183-190	(skim)
Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff	191-198	(skim)
Appendix B Workshop Agenda and Participants	199-204	(skim)
Appendix C Acronyms	205-206	(skim)

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