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The impact of the geological sciences on society / edited by Marion E. Bickford

Published
Boulder, Colorado : Geological Society of America, [2013]
Copyright Date
©2013
Physical Description
v, 206 pages : illustrations (some colored) ; 28 cm.
Additional Creators
Bickford, M. E. (Marion Eugene), 1932-

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Contents
The challenges of mineral resources for society / Jonathan G. Price -- Global energy and the role of geosciences: A North American perspective / Scott W. Tinker, Harry Lynch, Mark Carpenter, and Matthew Hoover -- U.S. water resources: Cleaner, and more valuable / John Bredehoeft -- Bridging the divide: Soil resources and the geosciences on a cultivated planet / Ronald Amundson and Garrison Sposito -- Advances in natural hazard science and assessment, 1963-2013 / Mary Lou Zoback, Eric Geist, John Pallister, David P. Hill, Simon Young, and Wendy McCausland -- Geology and health: A brief history from the Pleistocene to today / Syed E. Hasan, Robert B. Finkelman, and H. Catherine W. Skinner -- Geoscience serving public policy / Michael E. Wysession and Linda R. Rowan -- Geoscience education for the Anthropocene / Barbara J. Tewksbury, Cathryn A. Manduca, David W. Mogk, and R. Heather Macdonald.
Summary
"This volume addresses the impact of the geological sciences, from 1963-2013, in such areas as geologic hazards, mineral resources, energy resources, water resources, soil resources, geology and health, geologic education, and the informing of general public policy. The chapters focus on how earth science informs and benefits society"--Provided by publisher.
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9780813725017 (pbk.)
0813725011 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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