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Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology; 2000; v. 33; issue.2; p. 98
© 2000 Geological Society of London

Editorial

EDITORIAL

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GoAs the new editor of the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology I am pleased to be entrusted with the stewardship of a thriving journal in fine heart. I owe this inheritance to a long line of previous editors stretching back to Lees and Satterthwaite who edited the first volume in 1967, but more immediately to my predecessor Prof. Chris Clayton who has done much to streamline the reviewing process and expand the expertise of the QJEGH Board. I must also acknowledge the debt I owe to the last Staff Editor Mr David Ogden who played a significant role in this process before he succumbed to the Cornubian charms of life as a freelance editor after 11 years as the anchor man of QJEG. Thus I embark on my three year term ably assisted by our new Staff Editor Helen Knapp.


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It is appropriate at this time to note our new title ‘Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology’. This is not a declaration of a new interest but the natural result of the fact that engineering geology is an activity that is at the confluence of many disciplines. We have always welcomed submissions on a wide range of topics relevant to engineering geology including geotechnics, land use planning, contaminated land, waste disposal, geophysics and geomorphology. However, perhaps above all others, hydrogeology is the most important influence on engineering geology and its importance in the journal has increased steadily. The Board thought that it was time that its importance . . . [Full Text of this Article]