Title Geology and the environment / Bernard W. Pipkin, Emeritus, University of Southern California, D.D. Trent, Citrus College, Richard Hazlett, Pomona College, Paul Bierman, University of Vermont.

Publication Info.	Belmont, CA : National Geographic Learning : Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, [2014]
	©2014

Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Reserves (Circulation Desk)	TEXTBOOK GEO 113	Available	Ask at Circulation Desk

Edition	Seventh edition.
Description	xix, 634 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Humans, geology, and the environment -- The earth system and climate change -- The solid earth -- Earthquakes and human activities -- Volcanoes -- Weathering, soils, and erosion -- Mass wasting and subsidence -- Freshwater resources -- Hydrologic hazards at the earth's surface -- Coastal environments and humans -- Glaciation and long-term climate change -- Arid lands, winds, and desertification -- Mineral resources and society -- Energy and the environment -- Waste management and geology -- Appendix 1: Periodic table of the elements -- Appendix 2: Some important minerals -- Appendix 3: Planes in space : dip and strike -- Appendix 4: Modified Mercalli scale -- Appendix 5: Calculating the expiration time for U.S. coal reserves -- Glossary.
Summary	The popular themes of remediation and prevention are highlighted in this edition of 'Geology and the Environment', which focuses on teaching students to analyze geological questions of pressing social and environmental importance through the case study and 'Critical Thinking' elements of the text.
Subject	Environmental geology -- Textbooks.
	Environmental geology.
Genre/Form	Textbooks.
	Textbooks.
Added Author	Trent, D. D.
	Hazlett, Richard W.
	Bierman, Paul.
ISBN	9781133603986 (paperback)
	113360398X (paperback)
	9781133958208 (paperback)
	1133958206 (paperback)