SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GEOPHYSICS

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Geophysics has a greater role in achieving Development with better Sustainability and Quality. The Abstract of the paper published on this has been pasted below as:

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GEOPHYSICS

ABSTRACT

The process of globalization along with the technology certainly brought the development but it is not uniform over the people and geographical area. Further exploitation of natural resources with the main motto of profit has resulted for several environmental challenges and disasters with poor sustainability and quality. Continuation of such process has affected the health & wealth of the people & environment which is alarming to the stakeholders for taking up need based measures. Among the natural resources, water, minerals and land are the worst affected with over exploitation, wastage, mis-utilization, pollution, ineffective planning, monitoring & evaluation, poor conservation, and other consequences resulted for poor productivity and thus lowered the quality of life of the people with poor sustainability. The Society at the receiving end feels that technology is pushing them towards marginalization with vulnerabilities with poor access for their critical needs which is the clear indication of gap or limitations in transforming the technological results from LAB to LAND. Under these unfavorable dynamic circumstances, Geophysics has got several advantages as opportunities to balance the health & wealth of natural resources, people and environment with better sustainability. The opportunities listed for the utilization of geophysical tool are need based with the focus on water without which there is no life and access for water has become the fundamental right. The paper presents the better use of geophysics for people to improve their productivity and quality of life with sustainability.             

KEYWORDS: Natural Resources, Exploration, Exploitation, Empowerment, Sustainability, Quality of Life. 

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