The book presents an overview of the main hazards affectingkarst, including collapse and subsidence phenomena, hydrologicalhazards and human-induced geohazards. Consideration is alsogiven to the problems of geohazard management in karst. Thegeological and hydrological properties of karst terrains makethem among the most fragile in the world and pose serious problemsfor land managers. Sustainable development in these terrainsrequires efforts to limit geohazards of anthropogenic originand to recognize and mitigate against those of natural origin.Aimed at providing the reader with worldwide case studies, thecontributions cover a range of geological and morphologicalsettings. Geographically, the fourteen papers discuss very differentkarst areas, from North America, the Caribbean and Asia to severalkarst areas in Europe, including the British Isles, Spain, Franceand Italy.
