Environmental Geology

Facing the Challenges of Our Changing Earth

• Author(s): Jon Erickson,
• Publisher: Infobase Publishing
• Pages: 321
• ISBN_10: 1438109636
  ISBN_13: 9781438109633
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Environmental Science , Science / Earth Sciences / Geology , Social Science / Human Geography , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General ,

Description:... 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.