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Environmental geology : facing the challenges of our changing earth /

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Erickson, Jon, Living earth ; Publication details: New York : Facts on File, 2002.Description: x, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0816047278 (acidfree paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 550 21
LOC classification:
  • QE38 .E75 2002
Online resources:
Contents:
Tidal basins: Coastal erosion - Coastal deposition -- Coastal subsidence a coastal inundation -- Coastal floods -- Wave action - Tsunamis -- Tectonic hazards: Earthquakes and volcanoes -- Ground shaking - Earthquake dangers - damage -- Prevention - earthquake prediction a volcanic activity -- Dangerous volcanoes - Predicting eruptions -- Losing ground: erosion and slides -- Soil erosion - River erosion -- Wind erosion - Glacial erosion - Earth movements - Ground failuresDesertification: Deserts and droughts -- World's deserts: Drought-prone regions -- Causes of: Drought -- Dust bowls - Man-made deserts -- Dust storms -- Sand dunes -- Natural resources: Depletion of industrial materials -- Energy - Minerals -- Ore -- Deposits - conservation -- Recycling - renewable energy -- Land use: Changing landscape -- Global environments - Deforestation - Habitat destruction -- Land abuse - Urbanization - Land use planning.
Summary: This reference text is suitable for high school students studying geology and Earth sciences, as well as general readers. It covers the basic balance of nature; environmental degradation; climate change; hydrologic activity; coastal processes; tectonic hazards; erosion and slides; desertification; natural resources; and land use. Nicely chosen but fuzzy b&w photographs throughout, as well as line drawings and maps.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
ADULT REFERENCE ADULT REFERENCE Chamberlin Free Public Library Reference R 550 ERI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) QE38 Available 34517000343445

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tidal basins: Coastal erosion - Coastal deposition -- Coastal subsidence a coastal inundation -- Coastal floods -- Wave action - Tsunamis -- Tectonic hazards: Earthquakes and volcanoes -- Ground shaking - Earthquake dangers - damage -- Prevention - earthquake prediction a volcanic activity -- Dangerous volcanoes - Predicting eruptions -- Losing ground: erosion and slides -- Soil erosion - River erosion -- Wind erosion - Glacial erosion - Earth movements - Ground failuresDesertification: Deserts and droughts -- World's deserts: Drought-prone regions -- Causes of: Drought -- Dust bowls - Man-made deserts -- Dust storms -- Sand dunes -- Natural resources: Depletion of industrial materials -- Energy - Minerals -- Ore -- Deposits - conservation -- Recycling - renewable energy -- Land use: Changing landscape -- Global environments - Deforestation - Habitat destruction -- Land abuse - Urbanization - Land use planning.

This reference text is suitable for high school students studying geology and Earth sciences, as well as general readers. It covers the basic balance of nature; environmental degradation; climate change; hydrologic activity; coastal processes; tectonic hazards; erosion and slides; desertification; natural resources; and land use. Nicely chosen but fuzzy b&w photographs throughout, as well as line drawings and maps.

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