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OverviewBalanced, 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Craig , David Vaughan , Brian SkinnerPublisher: Pearson Education Limited Imprint: Pearson Education Limited Edition: 4th edition Dimensions: Width: 21.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 27.50cm Weight: 1.120kg ISBN: 9781292040998ISBN 10: 1292040998 Pages: 548 Publication Date: 08 November 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Minerals: The Foundations of Society 2. Plate Tectonics and the Origins of Resources 3. Earth Resources Through History 4. Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation and Use 5. Energy From Fossil Fuels 6. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Sources 7. Abundant Metals 8. The Geochemically Scarce Metals 9. Fertilizer and Chemical Minerals 10. Building Materials and Other Industrial Minerals 11. Water Resources 12. Soil as a Resource 13. Future ResourcesReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |