Geosciences, Environment and Man has three major objectives, which determine the division in three parts of this volume: I. To consider the main natural geological processes interfering with and therefore threatening the activities of man: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, land movements, floods, wind and coastal risks; main prevention and mitigation measures against these natural hazards are presented. II. To examine the exploitation of earth's natural resources such as materials, ores and minerals, fossil fuels, water, radioactivity, and the resulting consequences on solid Earth balance and future. III. To assess the hold level reached by the activities of man on planet surface envelopes through agriculture, urbanization, industrialization, and communication; the local to global effects of human influence triggered by recent demographic growth on underground, soils, water and air characters are taken into account. Both deteriorating and beneficial aspects of Earth - the interactions of man are emphasized, as well as mitigation or restoration measures and perspectives.
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J.W. Green
...will serve as a good summary environmental geology book.
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J. Matschullat
....This new textbook stands out for several reasons: it is well made, it is partly provocative, and it is comprehensive in the sense that the author successfully wrote an encompassing book without becoming boring. ...Chamley has delivered a highly recommendable textbook.
Environmental Geology
"I highly recommend this important book, which covers a very wide range of crucial environmental issues in a balanced manner, emphasising the known facts about them and discussing what can realistically be done to solve the problems faced by humans at the start of the third millennium."
- Michael Rycroft in SURVEYS IN GEOPHYSICS, 2005
...will serve as a good summary environmental geology book.
Choice Reviews
J. Matschullat
....This new textbook stands out for several reasons: it is well made, it is partly provocative, and it is comprehensive in the sense that the author successfully wrote an encompassing book without becoming boring. ...Chamley has delivered a highly recommendable textbook.
Environmental Geology
"I highly recommend this important book, which covers a very wide range of crucial environmental issues in a balanced manner, emphasising the known facts about them and discussing what can realistically be done to solve the problems faced by humans at the start of the third millennium."
- Michael Rycroft in SURVEYS IN GEOPHYSICS, 2005
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Environmental geology deals with interactions linking the solid and fluid Earth envelopes and the various human activities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aquiferous rocks, plate frontiers, sedimentary balance, military nuclear tests, active deforestation, subsidence movements, rainwater seepage, decantation basins, fluid envelopes, environmental geology, surface streaming, soil exploitation, landscape deterioration, sanitary risks, deforestation practices, solid envelopes, sedimentary input, coastal domains, hydrographical basins, soil salination, earthquake forecasting, slope movements, longshore drift, mining residues, stone decay Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, North Sea, South America, Atlantic Ocean, Soviet Union, Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, Pacific Ocean, South Africa, Few Landmarks, New Zealand, Some Websites, Aral Sea, Man Table, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Winter Park, European Union, Mauna Loa, West Africa, Black Sea, Central Africa, Central America, Great Britain, New York City New!
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Environmental geology deals with interactions linking the solid and fluid Earth envelopes and the various human activities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aquiferous rocks, plate frontiers, sedimentary balance, military nuclear tests, active deforestation, subsidence movements, rainwater seepage, decantation basins, fluid envelopes, environmental geology, surface streaming, soil exploitation, landscape deterioration, sanitary risks, deforestation practices, solid envelopes, sedimentary input, coastal domains, hydrographical basins, soil salination, earthquake forecasting, slope movements, longshore drift, mining residues, stone decay Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, North Sea, South America, Atlantic Ocean, Soviet Union, Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, Pacific Ocean, South Africa, Few Landmarks, New Zealand, Some Websites, Aral Sea, Man Table, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Winter Park, European Union, Mauna Loa, West Africa, Black Sea, Central Africa, Central America, Great Britain, New York City New!
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- Environmental Geology (8th Edition) by Edward A. Keller in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Environmental Geology (Benchmark papers in geology ; 25) by Frederick Betz in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Geohazards in Engineering Geology (Geological Society Engineering Geology Special Publication, 15) by Julian G. Maund on page 401, and Back Matter
- Environmental Geology by Barbara W. Murck in Back Matter
- Living in the Environment by G. Tyler Miller in Front Matter
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