Environmental geology : geology and the human environment

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Title:

Environmental geology : geology and the human environment

Author:

Bennett, Matthew (Matthew R.)

ISBN:

9780471974598

Personal Author:

Bennett, Matthew (Matthew R.)

Publication Information:

Chichester ; New York : John Wiley Sons, 1997.

Physical Description:

501 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Contents:

1. Environmental Geology: Definition, Scope and Tools -- 2. The Geology of Resource Management -- 3. Economic Mineral Resources -- 4. Construction Resources: Geomaterials -- 5. Water Resources -- 6. Aesthetic and Scientific Geological Resources -- 7. Engineering Geology -- 8. Engineering Geology in Extreme Environments -- 9. Waste and Pollution Management -- 10. The Geology of Natural Hazards -- 11. Exogenic Hazards -- 12. Endogenic Hazards -- 13. Environmental Geology: an Urban Concept.

Subject Term:

Environmental geology.

Added Author:

Doyle, Peter.

Electronic Access:

Table of Contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix03/97015135.html

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168015700582	550 B472E 1997	1	Searching... Unknown

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Environmental Geology: geology and the human environment provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of environmental geology - the interaction of humans with the geological environment. As a subject, environmental geology has grown in popularity with the rise of interest in environmental issues. Despite this, environmental geology is not a new subject but a meld of three related earth science disciplines: economic geology, engineering geology and applied geomorphology, each of which has been given a new focus through the need for greater environmental management. This book is the first of its kind to recognise that the true challenge of environmental geology does not lie in rural areas or in the green issues, but in the urban environment and its resource hinterland. By the year 2000, over 3.5 billion people, over 50% of the world's population, will live in urban areas covering just 1% of the earth's surface. It is here that human interaction with the geological environment is at its most intense: it is here that the practical challenges in environmental geology lie. Urban growth fuels the demand for mineral and water resources, tests our skills as engineering geologists, produces vast volumes of waste which must be managed, and increases human vulnerability to natural hazards. All of these topics are covered within this book. Environmental geology is a practical subject, and environmental geologists have a crucial role in managing our interaction with the geological environment. This textbook demonstrates how environmental geologists can make a practical contribution to managing this interaction allowing both sustained development and environmental conservation.