High levels of uncertainty are a trademark of geological investigations, such as the search for oil, diamonds, and uranium. So business ventures related to geology, such as mineral exploration and mining, are naturally associated with higher risks than more traditional entrepreneurial ventures in in...

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Hauptverfasser:	Brdossy, Gyrgy (VerfasserIn), Fodor, Jnos (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Schlagworte:	Earth Sciences Earth Sciences, general Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences Geology Math. Appl. in Environmental Science Earth sciences Geotechnical engineering Environmental sciences
Online-Zugang:	BTU01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	High levels of uncertainty are a trademark of geological investigations, such as the search for oil, diamonds, and uranium. So business ventures related to geology, such as mineral exploration and mining, are naturally associated with higher risks than more traditional entrepreneurial ventures in industry and economy. There are also a number of dangerous natural hazards, e.g. earthquakes, volcanic activities, and inundations, that are the direct result of geological processes. It is of paramount interest to study them all, to describe them, to understand their origin and - if possible - to predict them. While uncertainties, geological risks and natural hazards are often mentioned in geological textbooks, conferences papers, and articles, no comprehensive and systematic evaluation has so far been attempted. This book, written at an appropriately sophisticated level to deal with complexity of these problems, presents a detailed evaluation of the entire problem, discussing it from both, the geological and the mathematical aspects
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (XI, 221 p)
ISBN:	9783662071380
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-662-07138-0