The use of green geology for the stabilization and rehabilitation of rock masses

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The consequences of climate change are unquestionable and measures must be taken to prevent and minimize their consequences. It should be noted that the vast majority of problems arise from the mismanagement of human activity, such as in the exploitation of resources or poor territorial management, which can generate problems related to geological hazards.

To deal with the geological hazards that are becoming more and more serious, it is essential to have a team with skills in several areas. The stabilization and rehabilitation of rock masses requires the integration of multiple areas (eg: geology, geotechnics, ecology, economics, etc.) that must be in line with the sustainability policies.

Geology is the basis for all construction and rehabilitation projects and the use of "environmentally friendly" solutions must encompass geotechnics, the use of "green geology" and "green geotechnologies" to achieve a sustainable design. The "green geology" procedures must aim to use increasingly efficient geological study methodologies to foresee instability problems, to increase sustainability and to obtain efficient results allowing economic profitability. It is essential that the increasingly use of "green geotechnologies" allows increasing the awareness of society for sustainable practices in geology, but also in other related subjects.

9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (ICEG2023)

Advances in Geoenvironmental Field Characterization