Edward A. Keller, "Introduction to Environmental Geology, 5th Edition"
Prentice Hall | 2011-03-18 | ISBN: 0321727517 | 792 pages | PDF | 153 MB
This text focuses on helping non-science majors develop an understanding of how
geology and humanity interact. Ed Keller—the author who first defined the environmental
geology curriculum—focuses on five fundamental concepts of environmental
geology: Human Population Growth, Sustainability, Earth as a System, Hazardous Earth Processes, and Scientific Knowledge and Values. These concepts are introduced at the outset of the text, integrated throughout the text, and revisited at the end of each chapter. The Fifth Edition emphasizes currency, which is essential to this dynamic subject, and strengthens Keller’s hallmark “Fundamental Concepts of Environmental
Geology,” unifying the text’s diverse topics while applying the concepts to real-world examples.