Earth resources and the environment / / James R. Craig, David J. Vaughan, Brian J. Skinner

• Autore: Craig James R. <1940->
• Pubblicazione: Harlow, Essex : , : Pearson, , [2014]; ©2014
• Edizione: Fourth, Pearson new international edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (549 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 333.7
• Soggetto topico: Natural resources
• Persona (resp. second.): VaughanDavid J. <1946->; SkinnerBrian J. <1928->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Table of Contents -- Glossary -- 1. Introduction and the Origins of Resources -- 2. Minerals: The Foundations of Society -- 3. Plate Tectonics and the Origins of Resources -- 4. History and Environmental Impact of Resource Usage -- 5. Earth Resources Through History -- 6. Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation and Use -- 7. Energy -- 8. Energy from Fossil Fuels -- 9. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Sources -- 10. Metals -- 11. Abundant Metals -- 12. The Geochemically Scarce Metals -- 13. Fertilizer, Chemical, Construction, and Industrial Resources -- 14. Fertilizer and Chemical Minerals -- 15. Building Materials and Other Industrial Minerals -- 16. Water and Soil for Life Support -- 17. Soil as a Resource -- 18. Water Resources -- 19. Future Resources -- Appendix: Calendar of Earth Resources Events -- 20. Units and Conversions -- 21. Geochemical Abundances of Selected Elements in Earth's Crust -- 22. Earth Statistics -- 23. Geologic Time Scale -- 24. Color Plates -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Balanced, broad-based, and up to date, this comprehensive text explores the nature and critical issues of earth resources and the impacts that resource usage has on the earth environment. The authors offer full coverage of all major types of earth resources-energy, metallic, nonmetallic, water, soil. A minimal scientific background is assumed.
• Titolo autorizzato: Earth resources and the environment
• ISBN: 1-292-05254-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153092803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Always learning.