Introduction to Environmental Geology 5th Edition KELLER Test Bank

Introduction to Environmental Geology 5th Edition KELLER Test Bank

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9789352864324
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9352864324
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As the human population increases, many decisions concerning our use of natural resources will determine our standard of living and the quality of our environment. This reader-friendly book helps readers develop an understanding of how geology interacts with major environmental problems facing society. Focuses on five fundamental concepts of environmental geology: Human Population Growth, Sustainability, Earth as a System, Hazardous Earth Processes, and Scientific Knowledge and Values. Features new chapters on Impacts of Extraterrestrial Objects and Waste as a Resource: Waste Management. Presents new or extensively revised discussion of human population growth, Alaska earthquake of 2002, emerging global water shortage, cleaning Boston Harbor, and much more. Revises many figures to more clearly illustrate the topics under discussion, based on user feedback. An informative reference for anyone interested in learning more about the environment.

Table contents:

PART ONE Foundations of Environmental Geology

• Chapter 1 Philosophy and Fundamental Concepts
• Chapter 2 Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics
• Chapter 3 Minerals and Rocks
• Chapter 4 Ecology and Geology

PART TWO Earth Processes and Natural Hazards

• Chapter 5 Introduction to Natural Hazards
• Chapter 6 Earthquakes and Related Phenomena
• Chapter 7 Tsunami (new chapter)
• Chapter 8 Volcanic Activity
• Chapter 9 Rivers and Flooding
• Chapter 10 Slope Processes, Landslides, and Subsidence
• Chapter 11 Coastal Processes
• Chapter 12 Impact of Extraterrestrial Objects

PART THREE Resources and Pollution

• Chapter 13 Water Resources
• Chapter 14 Water Pollution
• Chapter 15 Mineral Resources
• Chapter 16 Energy Resources
• Chapter 17 Soils and Environment

PART FOUR Environmental Management, Global Perspective, and Society

• Chapter 18 Global Climate Change
• Chapter 19 Geology, Society, and the Future

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