Resources of the Earth: Origin, Use, and Environmental Impact - Couverture rigide

Craig, James R.; Vaughan, David J.; Skinner, Brian J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0130834106 ISBN 13 : 9780130834102

Editeur : Pearson, 2001

Synopsis

Extensively illustrated and up-to-date, this book explores the nature and critical issues of all major types of earth resources - energy, metallic, nonmetallic, water and soil - and the impacts that resource usage has on the earth environment. It provides geologic background of resource formation and occurrence of most of the various types of resources; offers an international perspective; discusses resources not only from the scientific point of view, but also from the point of economic, political, historical considerations; and considers how the extraction and use of the resources creates impacts - local or global, immediate or delayed, visible or invisible and singular or cumulative.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Earth's Resources in departments of geology or earth science.

Balanced, broad-based, and up-to-date, this text explores the nature and critical issues of earth resources and the impacts that resource usage has on the earth environment.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0130834106
• ISBN 13: 9780130834102
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 520
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible