Earth resources and the environment

著者

• Craig, James R.
• Vaughan, David J.
• Skinner, Brian J.

書誌事項

Earth resources and the environment

James R. Craig, David J. Vaughan, Brian J. Skinner

Prentice Hall, c2011

4th ed

注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Balanced, broad-based, and up to date, this comprehensive text explores the nature and critical issues of earth resources and the impacts that resource usage has on the earth environment. The authors assume little to no scientific background, and you'll find full coverage of all major types of earth resources-energy, metallic, nonmetallic, water, and soil.

目次

1. Minerals: The Foundations of Society 2. Plate Tectonics and the Origins of Resources 3. Earth Resources Through History 4. Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation and Use 5. Energy From Fossil Fuels 6. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Sources 7. Abundant Metals 8. The Geochemically Scarce Metals 9. Fertilizer and Chemical Minerals 10. Building Materials and Other Industrial Minerals 11. Water Resources 12. Soil as a Resource 13. Future Resources

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB04930515
• ISBN:
  • 9780321676481
• LCCN: 2009043570
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Boston
• ページ数/冊数: xiv, 508 p., [16] p. of plates
• 大きさ: 29 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : HC21
  • DC22 : 333.7
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Natural resources
  • LCSH : Environmental policy