1st Edition
Central America, Two Volume Set Geology, Resources and Hazards
An integrated treatment of the principal fields of classical and applied geosciences of Central America, this authoritative two-volume monograph treats the region as a whole, exploring geology, earth resources and geo-hazards across political boundaries. It reviews the published literature, and supplements it with an abundance of information from ongoing investigations and internal reports.The compendium is a result of four years’ collaborative work by the editors and more than ninety experts from eighteen countries. It is aimed at professionals, academics and students in the fields of geology, geography, biology, and engineering at the local, regional and international level. In a region which is rich in geological resources and where natural disasters are frequent, the monograph is a solid base for local and international institutions concerned with land-use, infrastructure, water and energy resources, and mining, as well as with hazard reduction and disaster prevention.
VOLUME 1
EDITOR’S FOREWORD
I. REGIONAL OVERVIEW
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1. Geographical, social, economic, and environmental framework and developments
2. History of geology
Gregorio Escalante and Gerardo J. Soto
II. GENERAL GEOLOGY
GEOMORPHOLOGY
3. Geomorphology and physiographic provinces
4. Volcanism and volcanic landforms
5. Karst landscapes
6. Glacial geology and geomorphology
7. Coastal morphology and coral reefs
TECTONICS AND GEODYNAMICS
8. Overview of plate tectonic history and its unresolved tectonic problems
9. Convergent margin tectonics: A marine perspective
10. Crustal structure
11. Structural geology: From local elements to regional synthesis
12. Seismicity and neotectonic
STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEONTOLOGY
13. Stratigraphy and geologic history
14. Onshore to offshore tephrostratigraphy and marine ash layer diagenesis
15. Late Quaternary lake and swamp sediments: Recorders of climate and environment
16. Vertebrate paleontology
17. Invertebrate paleontology
- Micropaleontology
IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY
19. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks
20. Oceanic igneous complexes
21. Intrusive rocks
22. Petrology and geochemistry of lavas
23. Petrogenesis of ignimbrites
VOLUME 2
III. GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
HYDROGEOLOGY AND GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
24. Hydrogeology
25. Water availability, use and valuation
GEOTHERMICS AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
26. High and low enthalpy geothermal resources and potentials
27. Hydrogeochemical and isotope composition of geothermal fluids
28. Gas geochemistry of volcanic and hydrothermal fluids
29. Geothermal resources for development – valuation, present use and future opportunities
FOSSIL FUEL AND MINERAL RESOURCES
30. Petroleum geology
31. Coal and peat resources
32. Metallic mineral resources
33. Industrial minerals
GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE RESOURCES
34. Geology-related tourism for sustainable development
IV. GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS
SEISMIC HAZARDS AND MONITORING
35. Seismic hazard and microzonation
36. Seismic monitoring
37. Strong motion monitoring
VOLCANIC HAZARDS AND MONITORING
38. Volcanic activity, hazards, and monitoring
39. Volcano seismology
LANDSLIDES AND TSUNAMIS
40. Earthquake-induced landslides
41. Earthquake triggered tsunamis
Index of formal and non-formal geological units
List of contributors
List of detailed contents
List of reviewers
List of acknowledgements
Biography
Jochen Bundschuh (1960, Germany), completed his PhD on numerical modelling of heat transport in aquifers in Tübingen in 1990. His specializations are geothermics, subsurface- and surface hydrology and integrated water resources management and connected disciplines. In 2001 he was appointed within the Integrated Expert Program of CIM (GTZ/BA), Frankfurt, Germany and works within the framework of the German governmental cooperation in mission to Costa Rica at the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), where he focuses on the sustainable use of surface and groundwater resources for power generation. He is also a professor of the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Prof. Bundschuh is editor of the books "Geothermal Energy Resources for Developing Countries" (2002) and "Natural Arsenic in Groundwater" (2005) and author of over 60 international scientific publications. In 2006 he was elected Vice-president of the International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD).
Guillermo E. Alvarado (1960, Costa Rica), is a geologist working for more than 20 years in different fields of volcanology andQuaternary geology in Costa Rica and other Central American countries. In 1985 he became the chief of the Seismology and Seismic Engineering section of the Institute of Electricity of Costa Rica (ICE), now the Seismic and Volcanic Hazards and Monitoring Unit. Dr. Alvarado is also professor of Volcanology and Geoarcheology at the University of Costa Rica.
Dr. Alvarado is author of eight books including "The Volcanoes of Costa Rica" (in Spanish; 2nd edition 2000), "Costa Rica: Land of Volcanoes", (2nd edition 2005), a book on Igneous Geomorphology (1990), and a book on Natural History (1994). He is co-author of the Geological Map of Costa Rica (Tournon and Alvarado1997), and the Tectonic Atlas of Costa Rica (Denyer et al. 2003).
