Environmental Geology, 4e focuses on the fascinating interaction between humans and the geologic processes that shape the Earth’s environment. This text emphasizes how human survival is highly dependent on the natural environment and students should find the topics to be quite relevant to their own lives and, therefore, more interesting.
By:
Jim Reichard DO NOT USE, James Reichard Imprint: McGraw-Hill Education Country of Publication: United States Edition: 4th edition Dimensions:
Height: 274mm,
Width: 246mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.257kg ISBN:9781260571059 ISBN 10: 126057105X Pages: 624 Publication Date:06 March 2020 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Replaced By: 1266132260 Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1 – Fundamentals of Environmental Geology Chapter 1 Humans and the Geologic Environment Chapter 2 Earth from a Larger Perspective Chapter 3 Earth Materials Chapter 4 Earth's Structure and Plate Tectonics Part 2 – Hazardous Earth Processes Chapter 5 Earthquakes and Related Hazards Chapter 6 Volcanoes and Related Hazards Chapter 7 Mass Wasting and Related Hazards Chapter 8 Streams and Flooding Chapter 9 Coastal Hazards Part 3 – Earth Resources Chapter 10 Soil Resources Chapter 11 Water Resources Chapter 12 Mineral and Rock Resources Chapter 13 Conventional Fossil Fuel Resources Chapter 14 Alternative Energy Resources Part 4 – The Health of Our Environment Chapter 15 Pollution and Waste Disposal Chapter 16 Global Climate Change Appendix A Units and Conversions