What is "geoengineering"

n. 1 (context engineering mining English) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and constructing tunnels, mines, and other human-designed geologic structures within and on earth. 2 The artificial manipulation of the environments of the Earth, especially as a means of counteracting global warming

Geoengineering commonly refers to Climate engineering.

Geoengineering may also refer to:

• Geological engineering, a hybrid discipline that comprises elements of civil engineering, mining engineering, petroleum engineering, and earth sciences
• Engineering geology, the application of the geological sciences to engineering study
• Geotechnical engineering, the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials
• Geophysical engineering, the application of geophysics to the engineering design of facilities including roads, tunnels, and mines