Environmental Geology

Author: Chen Yudao
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The book is divided into 13 chapters: Chapters 1-3 are the basic part of environmental geology, summarizing the fundamental concepts of the discipline, the natural system of the Earth, and human civilization's dependence on the material world; Chapters 4-8 outline the major geological hazards—volcanic activity, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and endemic diseases, which are environmental issues caused by geological processes (natural factors); Chapters 9-12 discuss how human activities alter the.