00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862467553 Buklod 20240201102930.0 m | | ta 230321s2021 nyuab rb |||1 u|eng d 9781260571059 126057105X (iLib)UPBAG-00046823911 BC-73179 SERV Enterprises Php5,472.00 Department of Biology faculty DLC BAG rda eng QE 38 R45 2021 Reichard, James S. author. Environmental geology James S. Reichard. Fourth edition. New York, NY McGraw-Hill Education [2021] xx, 596 pages in various pagings illustrations (chiefly color), color maps 28 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier International student edition. Includes bibliographical references and index. Fundamentals of environmental geology. Humans and the geologic environment -- Earth from a larger perspective -- Earth materials -- Earth's structure and plate tectonics -- Hazardous earth processes. Earthquakes and related hazards -- Volcanoes and related hazards -- Mass wasting and related hazards -- Streams and flooding -- Coastal hazards -- Earth resources. Soil resources -- Water resources -- Mineral and rock resources -- Conventional fossil fuel resources -- Alternative energy resources -- The health of our environment. Pollution and waste disposal -- Global climate change. "Focuses on the fascinating interaction between humans and the geologic processes that shape Earth's environment. Because this text emphasizes how human survival is highly dependent on the natural environment, students should find the topics to be quite relevant to their own lives and, therefore, more interesting. One of the key themes of this textbook centers on a serious challenge facing modern society: the need to continue obtaining large quantities of energy, and at the same time, make the transition from fossil fuels to clean sources of energy that do not impact the climate system. Environmental Geology provides extensive coverage of the problems associated with our conventional fossil fuel supplies (Chapter 13), and an equally in-depth discussion of alternative energy sources (Chapter 14). The two chapters on energy are intimately linked to a comprehensive overview of global climate change (Chapter 16), which is arguably civilization's most critical environmental challenge."--Provided by publisher. Environmental geology Textbooks. Earth sciences Textbooks. Environmental sciences Textbooks. Human beings Effect of environment on Textbooks. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN QE 38 R45 2021 Book