Environment and Geoscience

Malta, September 11-13, 2008

This book contains the proceedings of the 1st WSEAS International Conference on Environmental and Geological Science and Engineering (EG'08) which was held in Malta, September 11-13, 2008. This conference aims to disseminate the latest research and applications in Renewable Energy, Mineral Resources, Natural Hazards and Risks,
Environmental Impact Assessment, Urban and Regional Planning Issues, Remote Sensing and
GIS, and other relevant topics and applications.
The friendliness and openness of the WSEAS conferences, adds to their ability to grow by
constantly attracting young researchers. The WSEAS Conferences attract a large number of well-established and leading researchers in various areas of Science and Engineering as you can see from http://www.wseas.org/reports. Your feedback encourages the society to go ahead as you
can see in http://www.worldses.org/feedback.htm
The contents of this Book are also published in the CD-ROM Proceedings of the Conference.
Both will be sent to the WSEAS collaborating indices after the conference:
www.worldses.org/indexes
In addition, papers of this book are permanently available to all the scientific community via the WSEAS E-Library.
Expanded and enhanced versions of papers published in this conference proceedings are also going to be considered for possible publication in one of the WSEAS journals that participate in the major International Scientific Indices (Elsevier, Scopus, EI, ACM, Compendex, INSPEC, CSA .... see: www.worldses.org/indexes) these papers must be of high-quality (break-through work) and a new round of a very strict review will follow. (No additional fee will be required for the publication of the extended version in a journal). WSEAS has also collaboration with several other international publishers and all these excellent papers of this volume could be further improved, could be extended and could be enhanced for possible additional evaluation in one of the editions of these international publishers. Finally, we cordially thank all the people of WSEAS for their efforts to maintain the high scientific level of conferences, proceedings and journals.

Author Index
Abu Hamad, A. M. B. 179
Agbinya, J. I. 220
Ardelean, F. 121
Balan, R. 226
Banel, A. 167
Bansal, M.C. 230
Bernini, R.. 164
Brimich, L. 159
Bui, P. 212
Campos, J. E. G. 70
Cipullo, R. A. 70
Colda, I. 121
Cserny, A. 207
De Santis, A. 149
Delgado, J. 58, 64
Detzky1, G. 188
Domokos, E. 207
Dordevic, D. 216
El Sheltawy, S. T. 199
Ercanoglu, M. 131
Fallsvik, J. 52
Fernandez-bogo, S. 58, 64
Foyo, A. 127
Glaas, E. 52
Gravina, R.. 164
Haetinger, C. 85
Harrison, R. W. 153
Hernandez, H. 58, 64
Hjerpe, M. 52
Huber-Humer, M. 76
Hulten, C. 52
Iriarte, E. 127
Jasper, A. 179
Jonsson, A. 52
Juncosa, R. 58, 64
Kiyoumarsi, A. 31, 37
Klug, B. 76, 103
Kohlrusz, G. 98
Kovacs, J. 98
Kovacs, Z.S. 98
Kumar, V. 230
Kumarci, K. 31
Lapusan, C. 226
Madonia, P. 135
Magyar, I. 98, 212
Magyar, L. 212
Mahmoudi, I. 37
Marek, B. 193
Marmitt, S. 85
Maties, V. 226
Meissl, K. 76, 103
Michal, G. 193
Mieczyslaw, S. 193
Minardo A. 164
Montenari, M. 179
Moodley, D. 220
Ngoc, U. N. 91
Niculita, L. 121
Padilla, F. 58, 64
Petrehus, V. 121
Petrillo, Z. 164
Piochi, M. 164
Polkowska, Ż. 171
Qamili, E. 149
Redey, A. 98
Refaat, A. A. 199
Sanchez, M. A. 127
Scarpa, R.. 164
Schnitzer, H. 91
Shukla, S. K. 230
Sibak, H. A. 199
Silva, C. P. 85
Silva, L. J. H. D. 70, 143
Skold, Y. A. 52
Sores, L. 188
Speiser, F. 212
Stan, S. 226
Stulp, S. 85
Temiz, A. 43
Tintner, J. 76, 103
Tomillo, C. 127
Uhl, D. 179
Umuhoza, D. 220
Utasi, A. 207
Vahed, A. 220
Vajda, P.
Vanicek, P.
159
Vazquez, A.
235
58, 64
Vellando, P. 58, 64
Vertesy, L. 188
Vlad, T. 226
Walde, D. H. 70
Wolska, L. 176
Zaneta, P. 193
Zeni, L. 164
Ziaie, A. 31, 37
Zimeras, S. 112
Zygmunt, B. 167