The Environmental Legacy Of Military Operations

Author : Judy Ehlen,Russell S. Harmon
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813741147

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The Environmental Legacy of Military Operations by Judy Ehlen,Russell S. Harmon Pdf

U.S. military lands are part of the public trust and the level of awareness of sustainability and land-use issues has risen significantly in recent years. Ehlen (U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center) and Harmon (U.S. Army Research Office) present 14 articles that look at the use of engineering geology principles and their applications to both military operations and environmental issues, although military operations and the environment are not always treated together. Topics include battlefield terrain evaluation, predicting fracture systems in enemy underground facilities, the geoenvironmental legacy of the Rock of Gibraltar military engineering, and erosion trends at Fort Leonard Wood. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Author : David E. Mosher
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833043184

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Green Warriors by David E. Mosher Pdf

Recent experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans have highlighted the importance of environmental considerations. These range from protecting soldier health and disposing of hazardous waste to building water supply systems and other activities that help achieve national goals in the post-conflict phase of contingency operations. The Army has become increasingly involved with environmental issues in every contingency operation and must be better prepared to deal with them. This study assesses whether existing policy, doctrine, and guidance adequately address environmental activities in post-conflict military operations and reconstruction. Findings are based on reviews of top-level policy and doctrine, analysis of operational experience, extensive interviews with diverse Army personnel, and a review of operational documentation and literature. From these sources, a database of 111 case studies was created. The research showed that environmental concerns can have far-reaching and significant impacts on the Army, both direct and indirect, especially in terms of cost, current operations, soldier health, diplomatic relations, reconstruction activities, and the ultimate success of the operation or the broader mission. Some evidence suggests that environmental problems may have even contributed to insurgency in Iraq. Recommendations include updating current policy and doctrine to fully address environmental considerations in contingency operations; ensuring that contractors are carefully selected and managed; and transmitting proactive field environmental practices and lessons throughout the Army.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:233397380

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ציד אדם by Anonim Pdf

Author : James W. Hulse
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780874177923

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Nevada's Environmental Legacy by James W. Hulse Pdf

Nevada's relatively brief history (it became a state in 1864) has been largely a story of the exploitation of its natural resources. Mining has torn down mountains and poisoned streams and groundwater. Uncontrolled grazing by vast herds of sheep and cattle has denuded grasslands and left them prey to the invasion of noxious plant species and vulnerable to wildfire. Clear-cut logging practices have changed the composition of forests and induced serious soil erosion. More recently, military testing, including hundreds of atomic blasts to determine the efficacy of nuclear weapons, has irreversibly polluted expanses of fragile desert landscape. And rampant development throughout the state over the past four decades, along with the public's growing demand for recreational facilities, has placed intolerable demands on the arid state's limited water resources and threatened the survival of numerous rare plant and animal species. Veteran historian and Nevada native James W. Hulse considers the state's complex environmental history as a series of Faustian bargains between the state's need for economic development and the industries, government agencies, and individuals that have exploited Nevada's natural resources with little concern for the long-term consequences of their activities. His survey covers all these issues, and examines public attitudes about the environment and the role of federal and state agencies in creating, interpreting, and enforcing environmental policies.

Author : Russell S. Harmon,Sophie E. Baker,Eric V. McDonald
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813741222

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Military Geosciences in the Twenty-First Century by Russell S. Harmon,Sophie E. Baker,Eric V. McDonald Pdf

"Eighteen chapters address the complex yet critical aspects of the role of geosciences in military undertakings. The chapters cover a wide range of expertise drawn from the broad area of geology, geomorphology, geography, geophysics, engineering geology, hydrogeology, cartography, environmental science, remote sensing, soil science, geoinformatics, and related disciplines that reflect the multidisciplinary nature of military geology"--

Author : Eric V. McDonald,Thomas Bullard
Publisher : Springer
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781493934294

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Military Geosciences and Desert Warfare by Eric V. McDonald,Thomas Bullard Pdf

This book is a collection of papers presented at the 9th International Conference of Military Geoscience that was held in 2011. The conference included discussion on a diverse range of geosciences, including military history, military geology, teaching geology from a military prospective, geological influence on the battlefield, and environmental and cultural issues related to management of military lands. Geology and geography have played a significant role in military history, from providing the stone for primitive tools and weapons, to the utilization of terrain in offensive and defensive strategies. Specific to this volume, deserts comprise nearly a third of the Earth’s surface and have been the site of numerous battles where the dust, heat, and a lack of food and water have provided challenges to military leaders and warriors. This book examines the role of deserts in past and modern warfare, the problems and challenges in managing military lands in desert regions, and how desert environmental conditions can impact military equipment and personnel. This proceedings volume should be of interest to scholars, professionals, and those interested in military history, warfare, geology, geography, cultural resources, general science, and military operations.

Author : Douglas R. Caldwell,Judy Ehlen,Russell S. Harmon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402031052

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Studies in Military Geography and Geology by Douglas R. Caldwell,Judy Ehlen,Russell S. Harmon Pdf

A selection of papers on a broad range of military topics ranging from the strategic perspective, through analyses of historical battles at the operational and tactical levels, to the use of advanced technologies applied to present-day military problems.

Author : Ph.D., Richard P Tucker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1598848380

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The Military and the Environment by Ph.D., Richard P Tucker Pdf

This book surveys the often overlooked environmental costs of military operations around the world, in both active conflicts and peacetime.

Author : John Copeland Nagle
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780300162912

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Law's Environment by John Copeland Nagle Pdf

John Copeland Nagle shows how our reliance on environmental law affects the natural environment through an examination of five diverse places in the American landscape: Alaska's Adak Island; the Susquehanna River; Colton in California's Inland Empire; Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the badlands of North Dakota; and Alamogordo in New Mexico. Nagle asks why some places are preserved by the law while others are not, and he finds that environmental laws often have unexpected results while other laws have surprising effects on the environment. Nagle argues that sound environmental policy requires better coordination among the many laws, regulations, and social norms that determine the values and uses of our scarce lands and waters.

Author : Judy Ehlen,William C. Haneberg,Robert A. Larson
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780813741161

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Humans as Geologic Agents by Judy Ehlen,William C. Haneberg,Robert A. Larson Pdf

Author : Edward P. F. Rose,C. Paul Nathanail
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1862390657

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Geology and Warfare by Edward P. F. Rose,C. Paul Nathanail Pdf

Records lessons learnt from miltary experience in World War I and II. It also contains perspectives from America which show how, in warfare, military geologists irrespective of nationality have pursued tactical and strategic terrain analysis, fortifications and tunnelling, and resource acquisition, defence installations, and field constructions and logistics. It shows how in peace-time military geologists train for wartime operations and may be involved in peace-keeping and nation-building deployments.

Author : E. P. F. Rose,J. Ehlen,U. L. Lawrence
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786203946

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Military Aspects of Geology by E. P. F. Rose,J. Ehlen,U. L. Lawrence Pdf

This book complements the Geological Society’s Special Publication 362: Military Aspects of Hydrogeology. Generated under the auspices of the Society’s History of Geology and Engineering Groups, it contains papers from authors in the UK, USA, Germany and Austria. Substantial papers describe some innovative engineering activities, influenced by geology, undertaken by the armed forces of the opposing nations in World War I. These activities were reactivated and developed in World War II. Examples include trenching from World War I, tunnelling and quarrying from both wars, and the use of geologists to aid German coastal fortification and Allied aerial photographic interpretation in World War II. The extensive introduction and other chapters reveal that ‘military geology’ has a longer history. These chapters relate to pre-twentieth century coastal fortification in the UK and the USA; conflict in the American Civil War; long-term ‘going’ assessments for German forces; tunnel repair after wartime route denial in Hong Kong; and tunnel detection after recent insurgent improvisation in Iraq.

Author : P. Doyle,Matthew R. Bennett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401715508

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Fields of Battle by P. Doyle,Matthew R. Bennett Pdf

Terrain has a profound effect upon the strategy and tactics of any military engagement and has consequently played an important role in determining history. In addition, the landscapes of battle, and the geology which underlies them, has helped shape the cultural iconography of battle certainly within the 20th century. In the last few years this has become a fertile topic of scientific and historical exploration and has given rise to a number of conferences and books. The current volume stems from the international Terrain in Military History conference held in association with the Imperial War Museum, London and the Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham, at the University of Greenwich in January 2000. This conference brought together historians, geologists, military enthusiasts and terrain analysts from military, academic and amateur backgrounds with the aim of exploring the application of modem tools of landscape visualisation to understanding historical battlefields. This theme was the subject of a Leverhulme Trust grant (F/345/E) awarded to the University of Greenwich and administered by us in 1998, which aimed to use the tools of modem landscape visualisation in understanding the influence of terrain in the First World War. This volume forms part of the output from this grant and is part of our wider exploration of the role of terrain in military history. Many individuals contributed to the organisation of the original conference and to the production of this volume.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556036820132

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De Soto National Forest (N.F.), Renewal of Special Use Permit for Military Activities on the De Soto National Forest and Implementation of Installation Mission Support Activies at Camp Shelby, Mississippi by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030208136

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Establishment of Cherry 1 and Core Military Operating Areas by Anonim Pdf