Environmental Geology with Online Learning Center Password Card
7th Edition
Published on 16. February 2005
Book
Mixed media product
559 pages
978-0-07-111626-8 (ISBN)
Description
Intended for the introductory-level college course, the principal aim of this text is to present the student with a broad overview of environmental geology. The text looks both at how the earth developed into its present condition and where matters seem to be moving for the future. It is hoped that this knowledge will provide the student with a useful foundation for discussing and evaluating specific environmental issues, as well as for developing ideas about how the problems should be solved.
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1218 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-111626-8 (9780071116268)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Carla Montgomery is a professor at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
Content
Section One Foundations1 An Overview of Our Planetary Environment2 Rocks and Minerals -- A First LookSection Two Internal Processes3 Plate Tectonics4 Earthquakes5 VolcanoesSection Three Surface Processes6 Streams and Flooding7 Coastal Zones and Processes8 Mass Movements9 Geology and Climate: Glaciers, Deserts, and Global Climate TrendsSection Four Resources10 Water as a Resource11 Soil as a Resource12 Mineral and Rock Resources13 Energy Resources -- Fossil Fuels14 Energy Resources -- Alternative SourcesSection Five Waste Disposal, Pollution, and Health15 Waste Disposal16 Water Pollution17 Air PollutionSection Six Other Related Topics18 Environmental Law19 Land-Use Planning and Engineering GeologyAppendix A Geologic Time, Geologic Process RatesAppendix B Introduction to Topographic and Geologic Maps and Remotely Sensed ImageryAppendix C Mineral and Rock Identification