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First seminar on modern techniques in well-construction: Papers
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First Seminar on Modern Techniques in Well-Construction: Papers. (Text in Spanish). Servicio Geologico de Obras Publicas, et al., Barcelona, 1969. Paperback, 600 pages: 500 pesetas. Obtainable from Secretaria del Centro de Estudios, Investigacion y Aplicaciones del Agua, Paseo de San Juan, 39 - Barcelona - 9. Through the combined initiative of the Servicio Geologico de Obras Publicas, the Instituto Nacional de Colonizacion and the Centro de Estudios, Investigacion y Aplicaciones del Agua, a Seminar on Modern Techniques in Well-construction was held in Barcelona in May, 1968, at which 17 Papers were presented by specialists, both Spanish and foreign. The papers as a whole were planned to cover the more important aspects of modern techniques in well-construction, with a view to the development of underground waters. The Seminar was attended by 135 experts, belonging to official organizations or private companies, and was followed by a series of practical demonstrations carried out with the most modern drilling equipment. The papers presented included: Considerations with regard to a possible reform of our laws in respect of water questions, by the Hon. Juan Antonio Ollero de la Rosa. Importance of the utilization of underground reservoirs in Spain, by M.R.L. Madurga. Water wells corrosion and incrustation, by E. C. Gimena. Criteria in the choice of pumps for pumping tests and for production wells, by L. T. Rodes. Limitations of the present water law with regard to the construction and exploitation of wells, by A. P. Carretero.
R. J. CHORLEY (Ed.): Water, Earth and Man; a Synthesis of Hydrology, Geomorphology and Socio-Economic Geography. Methuen, London, and Barnes and Noble, New York. 1969, 588 p., 200 fig., 9½x 6¼ ins. Biblio. Index. £ 5 in U.K. only. Water, Earth and Man is an integrated project by twenty-five geographers, hydrologists, engineers, geologists and economists from Britain, the United States and the Commonwealth, illustrating the advantages inherent in adopting a unified view of the earth and social sciences. The theme of the book is that the study of water provides a logical link between an understanding of physical and social environments. Each of the twelve chapters develops this theme by proceeding from the many aspects of water occurrence to a deeper understanding of natural environments and their fusion with the
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First Seminar on Modern Techniques in Well-Construction: Papers. (Text in Spanish). Servicio Geologico de Obras Publicas, et al., Barcelona, 1969. Paperback, 600 pages: 500 pesetas. Obtainable from Secretaria del Centro de Estudios, Investigacion y Aplicaciones del Agua, Paseo de San Juan, 39 - Barcelona - 9. Through the combined initiative of the Servicio Geologico de Obras Publicas, the Instituto Nacional de Colonizacion and the Centro de Estudios, Investigacion y Aplicaciones del Agua, a Seminar on Modern Techniques in Well-construction was held in Barcelona in May, 1968, at which 17 Papers were presented by specialists, both Spanish and foreign. The papers as a whole were planned to cover the more important aspects of modern techniques in well-construction, with a view to the development of underground waters. The Seminar was attended by 135 experts, belonging to official organizations or private companies, and was followed by a series of practical demonstrations carried out with the most modern drilling equipment. The papers presented included: Considerations with regard to a possible reform of our laws in respect of water questions, by the Hon. Juan Antonio Ollero de la Rosa. Importance of the utilization of underground reservoirs in Spain, by M.R.L. Madurga. Water wells corrosion and incrustation, by E. C. Gimena. Criteria in the choice of pumps for pumping tests and for production wells, by L. T. Rodes. Limitations of the present water law with regard to the construction and exploitation of wells, by A. P. Carretero.
R. J. CHORLEY (Ed.): Water, Earth and Man; a Synthesis of Hydrology, Geomorphology and Socio-Economic Geography. Methuen, London, and Barnes and Noble, New York. 1969, 588 p., 200 fig., 9½x 6¼ ins. Biblio. Index. £ 5 in U.K. only. Water, Earth and Man is an integrated project by twenty-five geographers, hydrologists, engineers, geologists and economists from Britain, the United States and the Commonwealth, illustrating the advantages inherent in adopting a unified view of the earth and social sciences. The theme of the book is that the study of water provides a logical link between an understanding of physical and social environments. Each of the twelve chapters develops this theme by proceeding from the many aspects of water occurrence to a deeper understanding of natural environments and their fusion with the