Environmental Geology

Environmental Geology is aimed primarily at upper--level undergraduate and graduate students in departments of earth and environmental sciences, but will also strongly appeal to the professional geologist, geographer, civil engineer and planner. As human activities continue to degrade the Earth, the crucial importance of environmental geology is fast being recognized, and course structures are beginning to exhibit an environmental bias. As a result, this book is designed to cater to this new audience and direction. It provides an assessment and evaluation of environmental hazards (volcanoes, earthquakes, etc) and problems (mining, waste disposal, etc), and suggests methods of dealing with them. In short, it covers the planning, development and management of those aspects of the environment that relate to geology and those that are fundamental to the future health of our planet. * Comprehensive coverage, up--to--date, densely illustrated and fully referenced throughout. * Varied environmental concerns of different regions are represented by a broad geographical spread of examples. * Author is a distinguished engineering geologist with extensive international experience.

ISBN 0865428751   Pages 608 ISBN13 9780865428751 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 1106 Imprint Blackwell Science Ltd   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Height (mm) 247 Publication date 12 Aug 1998   Width (mm) 180 Library of Congress 97051996   Spine width (mm) 33 DEWEY 551   Academic level Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC21

		Preface
1		Introduction		1
2		Volcanic activity		34
3		Earthquake activity		58
4		Mass movements		83
5		River activity		114
6		Marine activity		139
7		Arid and semi-arid lands		163
8		Glacial and periglacial terrains		199
9		Water resources		233
10		Soil resources		285
11		Problem soils		335
12		Rock masses, their character, problems and uses		362
13		The impact of mining on the environment		415
14		Waste and its disposal		459
15		Environmental geology and health		487
16		Land evaluation and site assessment		524
		Index		563

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