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.
- ISBN10 0321727517
- ISBN13 9780321727510
- Publish Date 28 April 2011 (first published 1 December 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Edition 5th edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 800
- Language English