tropical islands
Tropical islands
A geologist by profession and loving (tropical) islands, I am especially
interested in the every day application of earth sciences such as geology,
physical geography, civil engineering and environmental management,
especially on small tropical islands, especially those lying isolated in the big oceans.
These environments often have special problems: lack of mineral resources
such as building stone, sand and gravel, lack of fresh water, and
very vulnerable natural resources such as very erodable soils and coral reefs
that are subject to man induced decay. At the same time,
many oceanic islands are subject to strong winds and lots
of sunshine, which allow for generation of cheap wind-derived
or solar electricity.
On this site some realms of natural science will be dealt with from the perspective isolated, tropical islands
c000/updated 2004-12-24
