Geology and Environment In Britain and Ireland

Name: Geology and Environment In Britain and Ireland
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

An introductory text on the popular topic of environmental geology, this work focuses on the British Isles. It contains numerous illustrations and covers not only the central subtopics of environmental geology but also resource and economic issues. > A complete introductory text on an increasingly popular subject, \""Geology and Environment in Britain and Ireland\"" aims to provide suitably broad coverage for students requiring a treatment clearly foucused on familiar examples but retaining a global perspective. The book summarizes for Earth and environmental scientists the ways in which geology relates to the natural environmentand to the humand activites that it supports. The natural environment is more than the oceans, the atmosphere and the diversity of the land surface. It extends below the ground and stretches back in time through the Earth's history. These environmental dimensions are the concern of geology. First, the book summarizes the geological influences on society.