Environmental geology: facing the challenges of our changing earth
This reference text is suitable for high school students studying geology and Earth sciences, as well as general readers. It covers the basic balance of nature; environmental degradation; climate change; hydrologic activity; coastal processes; tectonic hazards; erosion and slides; desertification; natural resources; and land use. Nicely chosen but fuzzy b & w photographs throughout, as well as line drawings and maps.
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- Full title :Environmental geology : facing the challenges of our changing earth / Jon Erickson ; foreword by Peter D. Moore.
Summary
This reference text is suitable for high school students studying geology and Earth sciences, as well as general readers. It covers the basic balance of nature; environmental degradation; climate change; hydrologic activity; coastal processes; tectonic hazards; erosion and slides; desertification; natural resources; and land use. Nicely chosen but fuzzy b & w photographs throughout, as well as line drawings and maps.
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- Publication Date:2002.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Facts on File
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2002.
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 310 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0816047278, 9780816047277
- oclc:ocm48003311
- LC Classification:QE38
- Dewey Decimal:550
Table of Contents
Tidal basins: Coastal erosion -- Coastal deposition -- Coastal subsidence a coastal inundation -- Coastal floods -- Wave action -- Tsunamis -- Tectonic hazards: Earthquakes and volcanoes -- Ground shaking -- Earthquake dangers -- damage -- Prevention -- earthquake prediction a volcanic activity -- Dangerous volcanoes -- Predicting eruptions -- Losing ground: erosion and slides -- Soil erosion -- River erosion -- Wind erosion -- Glacial erosion -- Earth movements -- Ground failuresDesertification: Deserts and droughts -- World's deserts: Drought-prone regions -- Causes of: Drought -- Dust bowls -- Man-made deserts -- Dust storms -- Sand dunes -- Natural resources: Depletion of industrial materials -- Energy -- Minerals -- Ore -- Deposits -- conservation -- Recycling -- renewable energy -- Land use: Changing landscape -- Global environments -- Deforestation -- Habitat destruction -- Land abuse -- Urbanization -- Land use planning.
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