Geology and the environment / Bernard W. Pipkin, Emeritus, University of Southern California, D.D. Trent, Citrus College, Richard Hazlett, Pomona College, Paul Bierman, University of Vermont.

By: Pipkin, Bernard W
Contributor(s): Trent, D. D | Hazlett, Richard W | Bierman, Paul
Publisher: Belmont, CA : National Geographic Learning : Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xix, 634 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781133603986 (pbk.); 113360398X (pbk.)Subject(s): Environmental geology -- TextbooksDDC classification: 550 LOC classification: QE38 | .P48 2014
Contents:
Humans, geology, and the environment -- The earth system and climate change -- The solid earth -- Earthquakes and human activities -- Volcanoes -- Weathering, soils, and erosion -- Mass wasting and subsidence -- Freshwater resources -- Hydrologic hazards at the earth's surface -- Coastal environments and humans -- Glaciation and long-term climate change -- Arid lands, winds, and desertification -- Mineral resources and society -- Energy and the environment -- Waste management and geology -- Appendix 1: Periodic table of the elements -- Appendix 2: Some important minerals -- Appendix 3: Planes in space : dip and strike -- Appendix 4: Modified Mercalli scale -- Appendix 5: Calculating the expiration time for U.S. coal reserves -- Glossary.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Humans, geology, and the environment -- The earth system and climate change -- The solid earth -- Earthquakes and human activities -- Volcanoes -- Weathering, soils, and erosion -- Mass wasting and subsidence -- Freshwater resources -- Hydrologic hazards at the earth's surface -- Coastal environments and humans -- Glaciation and long-term climate change -- Arid lands, winds, and desertification -- Mineral resources and society -- Energy and the environment -- Waste management and geology -- Appendix 1: Periodic table of the elements -- Appendix 2: Some important minerals -- Appendix 3: Planes in space : dip and strike -- Appendix 4: Modified Mercalli scale -- Appendix 5: Calculating the expiration time for U.S. coal reserves -- Glossary.

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