. The changing Illinois environment : critical trends : technical report of the Critical Trends Assessment Project. Man; Pollution; Environmental protection; Ecology; Environmental impact analysis. A GEOLOGIC PERSPECTIVE ON ECOSYSTEMS, EARTH RESOURCES, AND LAND USE Coastal regions and wetlands, productive farm land, and unique or high quality habitats all require special consid- eration because of their special characteristics. Areas underlain by mineral and fossil fuel resources should be developed in ways compatible with the fiiture extraction of the resource. Waste disposal sites should not
. The changing Illinois environment : critical trends : technical report of the Critical Trends Assessment Project. Man; Pollution; Environmental protection; Ecology; Environmental impact analysis. A GEOLOGIC PERSPECTIVE ON ECOSYSTEMS, EARTH RESOURCES, AND LAND USE Coastal regions and wetlands, productive farm land, and unique or high quality habitats all require special consid- eration because of their special characteristics. Areas underlain by mineral and fossil fuel resources should be developed in ways compatible with the fiiture extraction of the resource. Waste disposal sites should not only be engineered to isolate waste, but also be placed in loca- tions where geologic conditions are most likely to iso- late contamination from surface or groundwaters. The conservative, geological approach to siting waste facili- ties will undoubtedly reduce the potential for contamina- tion and costly cleanups. Earth science factors should be considered when plan- ning land use and development. Public officials should seek input from geologists before making decisions and initiating actions that irrevocably alter patterns of land use. Geologists also have a civic duty to inform their elected representatives and fellow citizens about impor- tant earth science developments. Mineral resources and natural habitats should not be lost because of unin- formed or misinformed decision-making. TRENDS IN ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCE EXTRACTION Advanced societies consume energy resources on a scale that represents one of the greatest changes on the earth over the past century. Few resource developments have affected the environment more than the burning of coal, oil, and gas. These modern consumption habits have developed because geoscientists have been able to discover and exploit energy resources with remarkable success (NRC 1993). These resources are nonrenew- able, however, and mineral and fuel resource extraction inevitably results in resource depletion. Coal Mining Disruption of t
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