To achieve this the Commission currently assists with the preparation of three types of COGEOENVIRONMENT publications:

• COGEOENVIRONMENT Newsletter
• Brochures
• Books
  
  Minutes from annual meetings
• 2000
• 2001
• 2002 Appendix 1 Appendix 2

Recommended References

COGEOENVIRONMENT Newsletter

• the current state of knowledge and applications of environmental geoscience,
• current activities of members
• publications, general information, and forthcoming events of interest.

The COGEOENVIRONMENT Newsletter is published twice a year (June and December).

Currently it is distributed free to Corresponding, Supporting and Corporate Members, and also to the Librarian of every national Geological Survey.

Any reader who is aware that their national Geological Survey has not been receiving a copy of the Newsletter please contact the Newsletter Editor (contact details below) and advise the current mailing address of the national Geological Survey or the equivalent institution.

Interpretations and opinions expressed in COGEOENVIRONMENT Newsletter are the responsibility of the contributors and are not necessarily supported by COGEOENVIRONMENT or Officers of the Commission. Any reference to trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by COGEOENVIRONMENT.

Corporate sponsors are sought for the Newsletter operations and free advertising in the Newsletter is available to sponsors.
For further information contact the Newsletter Editor.

Each issue is presented as a PDF file, so you will need the ADOBE Acrobat Reader, which is free. Available Newsletters are underlined.

• Newsletter 13 - June 1998
• Newsletter 12 - December 1997
• Newsletter 11 - June 1997
• Newsletter 10 - December 1996
• Newsletter 9 - June 1996
• Newsletter 8 - December 1995
• Newsletter 7 - June 1995
• Newsletter 6 - December 1994
• Newsletter 5 - June 1994
• Newsletter 4 - December 1993
• Newsletter 3 - June 1993
• Newsletter 2 - December 1992
• Newsletter 1 - May 1992

Articles, photographs, notices, and information on coming events, which address the Objectives of COGEOENVIRONMENT can be submitted to Colin Simpson the Newsletter Editor for consideration for publication. Items should reach the Editor before the first day of the month of publication.

The preferred formats for submitted articles are:

• Preference 1 - email: text sent by email either as an attached word processed document or within the email message to the Editor's email address cjsimps@ozemail.com.au
    
• Preference 2 - diskette by Airmail post: text sent on diskette in a common word processing format by Airmail post to:
  COGEOENVIRONMENT Newsletter Editor
  Colin Simpson,
  73 Beasley Street
  TORRENS, ACT, 2607
  AUSTRALIA
  (diskettes will not be returned unless specifically requested)
    
• Preference 3 - facsimile: hard copy text sent by facsimile to +61-2-62867548
    
• Preference 4 - Airmail post: hard copy text sent by Airmail post to the postal address above.

BROCHURES

Brochures produced by COGEOENVIRONMENT are aimed at two types of membership:

• Brochures primarily directed to geoscience and associated professionals to provide them with current information on environmental geoscience matters.
    
• Brochures primarily aimed at informing those people who are not familiar with science and/or geoscience (for example: government agency staff; town planners; hazard control officers; environmental managers; etc) to provide them with information on the essential role of geological science in environmental management and planning, and in the identification and mitigation of natural hazards.

Brochures produced by COGEOENVIRONMENT are provided by the Secretary General free of charge to interested persons on request. Copies of major brochures produced by COGEOENVIRONMENT are reproduced in this web site.

Brochures produced to date:
Planning and Managing the Human Environment: The Essential Role of the Geosciences (14 pages)

• Chinese language version (1997)
  English language version (1994, 1995)
  Russian language version (1997)
  Spanish language version (2001)
  Japanese language version (due 2002)
  Malay language version (due 2002)

  German language version (in prep)
  Italian language version (in prep)
  Arabic language version (in prep)

  COGEOENVIRONMENT is seeking funding support (approx US$3000 per language version) to progress the printing of the brochures shown above as being "in prep". If any organisation can assist with funding of these operations please contact the Secretary General
  

• Geoindicators (2 pages)

BOOKS

Books produced to date:

GEOINDICATORS: Assessment of Rapid Environmental Changes in Earth Systems, Edited by A.R. Berger and W. Iams. 1996 A 466 page monograph which includes a 72 page version of the geoindicators checklist.    This monograph is available from the publisher: A.A. Balkema Publishers Ltd, Postbus 1675 NL – 3000 BR Rotterdam The Netherlands. or from any A.A. Balkema Publishers Ltd agency worldwide

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TOOLS FOR ASSESSING RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE – the 1995 Geoindicators Checklist
Published 1996, 102 pages.
ITC Publication 46
International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences
PO Box 6,
7500 AA Enschede,
The Netherlands

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URBAN GEOSCIENCE.
Edited by G.J.H. McCall, E.F.J de Mulder, and B.R. Marker
(co-sponsored with the IWGUG)
255 page textbook published in 1996, issued as AGID Special Publication Number 20.
  
The textbook is available from the publisher:
A.A. Balkema Publishers Ltd,
Postbus 1675
NL – 3000 BR Rotterdam
The Netherlands.
or from any A.A. Balkema Publishers Ltd agency worldwide

• Ref hardback 90 5410 643 3, Hfl. 115; US$ 67; £47 Sterling;
• Ref paperback 90 5410 647 6, Hfl. 65; US$ 38; £25 Sterling;

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AGGREGATE RESOURCES A global perspective edited by PETER T BOBROWSKY 576 pp ISBN 90 5410 675 1 Published l998 by A.A.Balkema Publishers, Postbus 1675, NL-3000 BR Rotterdam, Netherlands Telephone: +31-10-4145822, Telefax: +31-10-4135947, or from any A.A. Balkema Publishers Ltd agency worldwide. Hardback price, US$95.00, UK £63, Hf1.190.

This book provides a comprehensive collection of 27 diverse scientific papers on aggregate topics such as geology of deposits, geophysical exploration techniques, deposit prediction and modeling, land-use case studies, production values and trends, geotechnical properties, legislation politics and others. The range of topical papers and representative countries, coupled with the global significance of the resource prompted the title Aggregate Resources: A global perspective. This book will appeal to all those involved with aggregate resources: geologists, producers, construction engineers, technicians, developers, land-use planners, legislators, academics, and the public consumer, especially since all of us are in some manner either directly dependent on, or are indirectly affected by, this resource.

CONTENTS

• Aggregate resources in global perspective.
• Construction aggregates in Canada - An overview.
• Successful integration of aggregate data in land-use planning: A California case study.
• The state of aggregate resource management in Ontario, Canada.
• The geological conservation of glaciofluvial sand and gravel resources in Northern Ireland: An integrated approach using natural areas.
• Geomorphic effects of gravel extraction in the Russian River, California, USA.
• The geology, exploration characteristics, and resource potential of sand and gravel deposits in Alberta, Canada.
• Environmental effects of aggregate extraction from river channels and floodplains.
• The coarse aggregate resources of South Africa.
• The utility of Quaternary thematic maps in the exploitation and the preservation of the natural environment.
• Sand accumulation in a gravel-bed river.
• Planning for aggregate extraction: Using an integrated resource management approach.
• Issues affecting development of natural aggregate near St.George and surrounding communities in Washington County, Utah, USA.
• Construction materials in the Netherlands: Resources and Policy.
• Economics of recycled aggregates.
• Modeling sand and gravel deposits and aggregate resource potential.
• Aggregate modeling and assessment.
• Geological characterization of natural aggregate: A field geologist's guide to natural resource assessment.
• Ground penetrating radar: Applications in sand and gravel aggregate exploration.
• Application of petrography in durability assessment of rock construction materials.
• Assessing the environmental impacts of sand harvesting from Kenyan rivers.
• Mineral extraction and the conservation or geotopes - Experiences in the Netherlands.
• A review of mineral aggregate production and operating conditions in Alberta, Canada.
• An environmental perspective on quarrying for the construction industry in Lebanon.
• Aggregate resources of the Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland market, B.C., Canada: Problems and future outlook.
• Aggregate resources in Norway and their quality requirements.
• Ontario's aggregate resources inventory program.
• Geologic and geomorphic aspects of sand and gravel production in Louisiana, USA.
• Index

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