The Peter Fookes Engineering Geological Legacy in Geomodels, Geomaterials and Geomorphology: an introduction

This introduction provides background to the development of engineering geology as a recognized branch of applied geology from antiquity through to the present day. In the development of the subject in the modern era, Professor Peter Fookes had a leading role in the UK and this is identified and celebrated. Specifically, the legacy Peter Fookes has left to engineering geology in the fields of ground models, geomaterials and geomorphology is briefly reviewed as this forms the focus of the book.