Geology and the environment /
Bernard W. Pipkin, D.D. Trent
- 2nd ed
- Belmont, CA : West/Wadsworth, c1997
- xxi, 522 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Environmental geology and human existence -- Getting around in geology -- Plate tectonics -- Earthquakes and human activities -- Volcanoes and the environment -- Weathering and soils -- Landslides and mass wasting -- Subsidence and collapse -- Water on land -- Water under the ground -- Oceans and coasts -- Extreme climates and climate change -- Energy -- Mineral resources and society -- Waste management and geology 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.