Environmental Geology

Name: Environmental Geology
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ISBN: 9780073524085

ISBN-10: 0073524085

ISBN-13: 9780073524085

Edition: 9th 2011

Authors: Carla W. Montgomery

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Environmental Geology, ninth edition, presents 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.

Book details

List price: $126.99
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 3/16/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English




Foundations



An Overview of Our Planetary Environment



Rocks and Minerals-A First Look



Internal Processes



Plate Tectonics



Earthquakes



Volcanoes



Surface Processes



Streams and Flooding



Coastal Zones and Processes



Mass Movements



Ice and Glaciers, Wind and Deserts



Climate-Past, Present, and Future



Resources



Water as a Resource



Soil as a Resource



Mineral and Rock Resources



Energy Resources-Fossil Fuels



Energy Resources-Alternative Sources



Waste Disposal, Pollution, and Health



Waste Disposal



Water Pollution



Air Pollution



Other Related Topics



Environmental Law and Policy



Land-Use Planning and Engineering Geology



Geologic Time, Geologic Process Rates



Introduction to Topographic and Geologic Maps and Remotely Sensed Imagery



Mineral and Rock Identification