Introduction to environmental geology
By: Edward A. Keller.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall; Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 661
ISBN-13: 9780132251501
Subjects: Environmental geology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foundations of environmental geology. Philosophy and fundamental concepts; title: Internal structure of the earth and plate tectonics; title: Minerals and rocks; title: Ecology and geology; title: Earth processes and natural hazards. Introduction to natural hazards; title: Earthquakes and related phenomena; title: Volcanic activity; title: Rivers and flooding; title: Slope processes, landslides, and subsidence; title: Coastal processes; title: Impact of extraterrestrial objects; title: Resources and pollution. Water resources; title: Water pollution; title: Mineral resources; title: Energy resources; title: Soils and environment; title: Waste as a resource: waste management; title: Air pollution; title: Environmental management, global perspective, and society. Global climate change; title: Geology, society, and the future.