We will examine how geologic processes and hazards influence human activities and sometimes the reverse , the geologic aspects of pollution and waste-disposal problems, and several other topics A strongly interdisciplinary and wide-ranging survey of the environment of life on Earth: the most authoritative and comprehensive source on environmental science to be collected together in a single volume.
Unique in presenting both a basic overview and detailed information on environmental topics. Entries are arranged in an encyclopedic A-Z format and contain extensive cross-references to related entries, as well as references to primary and secondary literature. Over separate entries prepared by leading experts from 25 countries. Incorporates 25 substantial in-depth treatments of key areas and also includes biographies of leading scientists and environmentalists. Contains a comprehensive subject index and a citation index of all referenced authors.
The Encyclopedia of Environmental Science is a multidisciplinary reference work, which crosses many fields of interest and includes a wide variety of scholarly and authoritative articles on mankind's environment. It provides information on the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere and is careful to focus on the connections between these realms and the Earth as a whole.
Taken as a whole, the Encyclopedia surveys basic environmental science and applied areas of study, and is drawn from the physical sciences, life sciences and social sciences. The authors from 25 different countries, many of whom are the leading authorities in their field, include biologists, ecologists, geographers, geologists, political scientists, soil scientists, hydrologists, climatologists, and representatives of many other disciplines and academic specialties.
The work, which is amply referenced and cross-referenced, consists of substantial essays on major topics, medium-sized entries and short definitional entries. The shorter entries include useful biographies of leading scientists and environmentalists. The Encyclopedia will be invaluable to all readers interested in the environment of life on Earth, its past, present and future, and its physical and social dimensions. The text provides a source of well-classified basic information as well as covering the leading theories and important debates in the environmental sciences.
In addition, the book also includes assessments of the future prospects for the Earth's environment in the face of pollution, population increases and the accelerating transformation of land, air, water and vegetational systems. The Encyclopedia is unique in presenting both a basic overview and detailed information on environmental topics and is suitable for the general scientific reader and the specialized environmental scientist in academic institutions, research laboratories or private practice.
This illustrated handbook describes a broad spectrum of methods in the fields of remote sensing, geophysics, geology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, and microbiology designed to investigate landfill, mining and industrial sites. The descriptions provide information about the principle of the methods, applications and fundamentals.
This handbook also deals with the stepwise procedure for investigating sites and common problems faced in efficient implementation of field operations. As it has grown in length and level through successive edtions, the same author's Introduction to Ore Geology now Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals has left behind its original audience: first- and second -ear students. This new textbook, designed to fill that niche , was written specifically for introductory courses.
Introduction to Economic Geology and Its Environmental Impact covers oil, coal, water and nuclear fuels, as well as economically important ores and bulk minerals. In keeping with current concerns and constraints, particular attention is paid to the impact of mining and drilling on the environment. This introductory text in environmental geology should be of interest to undergradates in applied geology, environmental geology and physical geography.
Field work, supplemented by laboratory studies, is a cornerstone for the geological sciences. This volume provides an introduction to general field work through selected topics that illustrate specific techniques and methodologies. One hundred and twenty-three main entries prepared by leading authorities from around the world deal with aspects of exploration surveys, geotechnical engineering, environmental management. Special efforts were made to include topics that consider aspects of environmental geology in particular those subjects that involve field inspections related to, for example, the placement of artificial fills, sediment control in canals and waterways, the geologic effects of cities, or the importance of expansive soils to environmental management and engineering.
In addition, some widely ranging topics dealing with legal affairs, geological methodology, the scope and organization of geology, report writing, and other concepts, such as those related to plate tectonics and continental drift, provide a necessary perspective to the arena of field geology. Environmental Geology: geology and the human environment provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of environmental geology - the interaction of humans with the geological environment.
As a subject, environmental geology has grown in popularity with the rise of interest in environmental issues.
Despite this, environmental geology is not a new subject but a meld of three related earth science disciplines: economic geology, engineering geology and applied geomorphology, each of which has been given a new focus through the need for greater environmental management. This book is the first of its kind to recognise that the true challenge of environmental geology does not lie in rural areas or in the green issues, but in the urban environment and its resource hinterland.
By the year , over 3. It is here that human interaction with the geological environment is at its most intense: it is here that the practical challenges in environmental geology lie. Urban growth fuels the demand for mineral and water resources, tests our skills as engineering geologists, produces vast volumes of waste which must be managed, and increases human vulnerability to natural hazards.
All of these topics are covered within this book. Environmental geology is a practical subject, and environmental geologists have a crucial role in managing our interaction with the geological environment. This textbook demonstrates how environmental geologists can make a practical contribution to managing this interaction allowing both sustained development and environmental conservation.
Our world is made of rock. Those who live in a landscape where rock outcrops are obvious will have wondered about the kind of rock they are looking at and how they came to be where they are now. Graham Park explains in simple terms what geology can tell us about the world.
Emphasizing the interconnected nature of environmental geology and the multidimensional processes of the Earth, this highly anticipated new edition of Merritt's classic text provides a balanced approach to environmental issues and builds an informed student understanding with case studies, conceptual explanations, and relevant presentation of material. By far the most concise book for its course, it remains the only textbook to use an earth systems approach to exploring how the Earth works, the human impact on the environment, and the characteristics of different natural hazards.
This book, first published in , is an excellent introduction to the main topics of economic and applied geology for undergraduate students of geology, geophysics, mining geology and civil engineering. A complete introductory text on an increasingly popular subject, "Geology and Environment in Britain and Ireland" aims to provide suitably broad coverage for students requiring a treatment clearly foucused on familiar examples but retaining a global perspective.
The book summarizes for Earth and environmental scientists the ways in which geology re. As the importance and dependence of specific mineral commodities increase, so does concern about their supply.
The United States is currently percent reliant on foreign sources for 20 mineral commodities and imports the majority of its supply of more than 50 mineral commodities. Mineral commodities that have important uses and face potential supply disruption are critical to American economic and national security.
However, a mineral commodity's importance and the nature of its supply chain can change with time; a mineral commodity that may not have been considered critical 25 years ago may be critical today, and one considered critical today may not be so in the future.
The U. Geological Survey has produced this volume to describe a select group of mineral commodities currently critical to our economy and security. For each mineral commodity covered, the authors provide a comprehensive look at 1 the commodity's use; 2 the geology and global distribution of the mineral deposit types that account for the present and possible future supply of the commodity; 3 the current status of production, reserves, and resources in the United States and globally; and 4 environmental considerations related to the commodity's production from different types of mineral deposits.
The volume describes U. This volume provides the scientific understanding of critical mineral resources required for informed decisionmaking by those responsible for ensuring that the United States has a secure and sustainable supply of mineral commodities. Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests.
Only Cram Outlines are Textbook Specific. Cram is NOT the Textbook. Accompanys: Energy and Climate Change: An Introduction to Geological Controls, Interventions and Mitigations examines the Earth system science context of the formation and use of fossil fuel resources, and the implications for climate change.
Schulz, John H. DeYoung, Robert R. Andhra Pradesh , India , in Barnhisel , R. Environmental Geology — Dokka, R. In Vertisols: Their distribution, properties, classification and management, ed. Wilding and R. Puentes, pp. The atmosphere: An introduction to meteorology, 10th ed. Environmental Geology Today Robert L. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 37 7 Scheffe, K. Journal of Mammalogy, vol 83, pp— Keller, E. Nelson , C. Utah Geological Association Field Conf. Environmental Geology and Water Science 6 : In : Heavy metals in the environment.
New York : Macmillan. Bratton , S. Hickler , and J. Environmental Geology 1 : — Hendee , H. Stankey , and R. Lucas , Wilderness Management , 2d ed. Geology Woods Hole Princeton U. Mathematician 10th Golden , Colorado Br Andrews, J. An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry. Oxford, U. London: Stanley Thornes, Physical Geology. Glossary of Geology , Second Edition. Skip to content Presenting the student with a broad overview of environmental geology, Montgomery looks both at how the Earth developed into its present condition and where matters seem to be moving for the future in order to provide a useful foundation Author : Carla W.
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