geoengineering

geoengineering
a) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and constructing tunnels, mines, and other human-designed geologic structures within and on earth.
b) The artificial manipulation of the environments of the Earth, especially as a means of counteracting global warming
Syn: planetary engineering

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