Introduction to environmental geology
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Introduction to environmental geology
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005
3rd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
For courses in Environmental Geology taken by introductory, non-science majors. Also appropriate for Physical Geology courses emphasizing an environmental perspective.
As the human population increases, many decisions concerning our use of natural resources will determine our standard of living and the quality of our environment. This text helps non-science majors develop an understanding of how geology and humanity interface. Ed Keller-the author who first defined the environmental geology course-focuses on five fundamental concepts of environmental geology: Human Population Growth, Sustainability, Earth as a System, Hazardous Earth Processes, and Scientific Knowledge and Values. These concepts are introduced at the outset of the text, integrated throughout, and revisited at the end of each chapter.
Table of Contents
Part I: Foundations of Environmental Geology
1: Philosophy and Fundamental Concepts
2: Internal Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics
3: Minerals and Rocks
Part II: Earth Processes and Natural Hazards
4: Introduction to Natural Hazards
5: Earthquakes and Related Phenomena
6: Volcanic Activity
7: Rivers and Flooding
8: Slope Processes, Landslides, and Subsidence
9: Coastal Processes
10: Impact of Extraterrestrial Objects
Part III: Resources and Pollution
11: Water Resources
12: Water Pollution
13: Mineral Resources
14: Energy and Resources
15: Soils and Environment
16: Waste as a Resource: Waste Management
17: Air Pollution
Part IV: Environmental Management, Global Perspectives, and Society
18: Global Climate Change
19: Geology, Society, and the Future
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