Earth resources and the environment /
Craig, James R., 1940-
Earth resources and the environment / James R. Craig, David J. Vaughan, Brian J. Skinner. - Fourth Edition - xiv, 508 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some colours), maps ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Part 1 Introduction and the origins of resources -- Chapter 1. Minerals: The Foundations of Society -- Chapter 2. Plate Tectonics and the Origins of Resources -- Part 2 History and environmental impact of resource usage -- Chapter 3. Earth Resources Through History -- Chapter 4. Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation and Use -- Part 3 Energy -- Chapter 5. Energy From Fossil Fuels -- Chapter 6. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Sources -- Part 4 Metals -- Chapter 7. Abundant Metals -- Chapter 8. The Geochemically Scarce Metals -- Part 5 Fertilizer, chemical, construction, and industrial resources -- Chapter 9. Fertilizer and Chemical Minerals -- Chapter 10. Building Materials and Other Industrial Minerals -- Part 6 Water and soil for life support -- Chapter 11. Water Resources -- Chapter 12. Soil as a Resource -- Chapter 13. Future Resources
Balanced, broad-based, and up to date, this comprehensive text explores the nature and critical issues of the Earth's resources and the impacts that resource usage has on the Earth's environment.
9780321676481 0321676483
2009043570
Natural resources
Environmental policy
Recursos naturales
Política de medio ambiente
HC21 / .C72 2011
333.7
Earth resources and the environment / James R. Craig, David J. Vaughan, Brian J. Skinner. - Fourth Edition - xiv, 508 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some colours), maps ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Part 1 Introduction and the origins of resources -- Chapter 1. Minerals: The Foundations of Society -- Chapter 2. Plate Tectonics and the Origins of Resources -- Part 2 History and environmental impact of resource usage -- Chapter 3. Earth Resources Through History -- Chapter 4. Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation and Use -- Part 3 Energy -- Chapter 5. Energy From Fossil Fuels -- Chapter 6. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Sources -- Part 4 Metals -- Chapter 7. Abundant Metals -- Chapter 8. The Geochemically Scarce Metals -- Part 5 Fertilizer, chemical, construction, and industrial resources -- Chapter 9. Fertilizer and Chemical Minerals -- Chapter 10. Building Materials and Other Industrial Minerals -- Part 6 Water and soil for life support -- Chapter 11. Water Resources -- Chapter 12. Soil as a Resource -- Chapter 13. Future Resources
Balanced, broad-based, and up to date, this comprehensive text explores the nature and critical issues of the Earth's resources and the impacts that resource usage has on the Earth's environment.
9780321676481 0321676483
2009043570
Natural resources
Environmental policy
Recursos naturales
Política de medio ambiente
HC21 / .C72 2011
333.7