Geosustainability and geohazard mitigation : proceedings of sessions of Geocongress 2008, March 9-12, 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana, sponsored by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers

Geosustainability and Geohazard Mitigation contains over 140 papers that were presented at the 2008 GeoCongress, held in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 9-12, 2008. This Geotechnical Special Publication discusses the challenges of sustainability in geotechnics. It covers topics on education, sustainable materials and infrastructure, risk-based analysis and design, and impacts and mitigation of geohazards.