Editorial

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First, I would like to wish all subscribers to, readers of and authors in the Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment a Happy New Year. The end of 2012 was a significant point in time for the Bulletin because its long-standing Editor-in-Chief, Dr Brian Hawkins retired from the position after 15 years of distinguished service. When Brian became Editor-in-Chief in 1998, the Bulletin had a different name (Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology), a different look (no photograph on the front cover and no color inside) and was only published twice a year. Brian, with the help and support of the new publisher, Springer-Verlag, changed all that. Now, we have a journal that is much more professional in its presentation, and that has its own citation index impact factor. Authors and readers of papers and the membership of the IAEG owe Brian a big “thank you” for all his efforts. I should also like to thank the Co-Editor, Roger Cojean, who took up his position at the same time as Brian but has agreed to continue in the post for a little while yet. …