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This collection of essays examines vital questions about soil contamination, public lands, surface and groundwater pollution, coastal erosion and global warming. It explores Earth's history and processes and shows how we, as members of a global community, can help maintain a livable planet.
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This collection of essays examines vital questions about soil contamination, public lands, surface and groundwater pollution, coastal erosion and global warming. It explores Earth's history and processes and shows how we, as members of a global community, can help maintain a livable planet.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
- Seitenzahl: 480
- Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
- Gewicht: 803g
- ISBN-13: 9780367096748
- ISBN-10: 0367096749
- Artikelnr.: 57381608
- Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
- Seitenzahl: 480
- Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
- Gewicht: 803g
- ISBN-13: 9780367096748
- ISBN-10: 0367096749
- Artikelnr.: 57381608
Jill Schneiderman
Preface Acknowledgments About the Contributors Records of Time and History
* Geology: The Bifocal Science Susan Werner Kieffer * Set Piece on Geologic
Time from Annals of the Former World John McPhee * Stories of Land, Stories
from Land Lauret E. Savoy * Henry's Land Paul Bierman Scientific Judgments
and Ethical Considerations * Natural Science, Natural Resources, and the
Nature of Nature Marcia G. Bjrnerud * Why Believe a Computer? Models,
Measures and Meaning in the Natural World Naomi Oreskes * Down to Earth: A
Historical Look at Government-Sponsored Geology Gordon P. Eaton *
Sustainable Living: Common Ground for Geology and Theology George W. Fisher
* The Golden Rule: A Proper Scale for Our Environmental Crisis Stephen Jay
Gould Resources Reconfigured * Ruling the Range: Managing The Public's
Resources David Applegate * Rocks, Paper, Soils, Trees: The View from an
Experimental Forest Frederick J. Swanson * Are Soils Endangered? Ronald
Amundson * The Edwards Aquifer: Water for Thirsty Texans John M. Sharp, Jr.
and Jay L. Banner * From the Catskills to Canal Street: New York City's
Water Supply Jill S. Schneiderman * Sustaining Healthy Coasts Jeffrey L.
Payne Local Manipulations * Lessons From Lighthouses: Shifting Sands,
Coastal Management Strategies, and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Controversy
Orrin H. Pilkey, David M. Bush, and William J. Neal * The Follies of Lotus
Bay Jill K. Singer * Dredging to Keep New York-New Jersey Harbor Alive Meg
E. Stewart * An Earth Scientist in City Hall: Geology and Community
Planning Paul K. Doss Inventive Solutions * The Rise and Fall of Dams James
E. Evans, Scudder D. Mackey, Johan F. Gottgens and Wilfrid M. Gill * Living
With Karst: Maintaining a Clean Water Supply in Olmsted County, Minnesota
Cathryn A. Manduca * Standoff At Yucca Mountain: High Level Nuclear Waste
in the U.S.A Allison Macfarlane * Appetite for Toxins: Bioremediation of
Contaminated Soil Rosa E. Gwinn Whole Earth Perturbations * Ocean
Circulation: Conveyor o
* Geology: The Bifocal Science Susan Werner Kieffer * Set Piece on Geologic
Time from Annals of the Former World John McPhee * Stories of Land, Stories
from Land Lauret E. Savoy * Henry's Land Paul Bierman Scientific Judgments
and Ethical Considerations * Natural Science, Natural Resources, and the
Nature of Nature Marcia G. Bjrnerud * Why Believe a Computer? Models,
Measures and Meaning in the Natural World Naomi Oreskes * Down to Earth: A
Historical Look at Government-Sponsored Geology Gordon P. Eaton *
Sustainable Living: Common Ground for Geology and Theology George W. Fisher
* The Golden Rule: A Proper Scale for Our Environmental Crisis Stephen Jay
Gould Resources Reconfigured * Ruling the Range: Managing The Public's
Resources David Applegate * Rocks, Paper, Soils, Trees: The View from an
Experimental Forest Frederick J. Swanson * Are Soils Endangered? Ronald
Amundson * The Edwards Aquifer: Water for Thirsty Texans John M. Sharp, Jr.
and Jay L. Banner * From the Catskills to Canal Street: New York City's
Water Supply Jill S. Schneiderman * Sustaining Healthy Coasts Jeffrey L.
Payne Local Manipulations * Lessons From Lighthouses: Shifting Sands,
Coastal Management Strategies, and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Controversy
Orrin H. Pilkey, David M. Bush, and William J. Neal * The Follies of Lotus
Bay Jill K. Singer * Dredging to Keep New York-New Jersey Harbor Alive Meg
E. Stewart * An Earth Scientist in City Hall: Geology and Community
Planning Paul K. Doss Inventive Solutions * The Rise and Fall of Dams James
E. Evans, Scudder D. Mackey, Johan F. Gottgens and Wilfrid M. Gill * Living
With Karst: Maintaining a Clean Water Supply in Olmsted County, Minnesota
Cathryn A. Manduca * Standoff At Yucca Mountain: High Level Nuclear Waste
in the U.S.A Allison Macfarlane * Appetite for Toxins: Bioremediation of
Contaminated Soil Rosa E. Gwinn Whole Earth Perturbations * Ocean
Circulation: Conveyor o
Preface Acknowledgments About the Contributors Records of Time and History
* Geology: The Bifocal Science Susan Werner Kieffer * Set Piece on Geologic
Time from Annals of the Former World John McPhee * Stories of Land, Stories
from Land Lauret E. Savoy * Henry's Land Paul Bierman Scientific Judgments
and Ethical Considerations * Natural Science, Natural Resources, and the
Nature of Nature Marcia G. Bjrnerud * Why Believe a Computer? Models,
Measures and Meaning in the Natural World Naomi Oreskes * Down to Earth: A
Historical Look at Government-Sponsored Geology Gordon P. Eaton *
Sustainable Living: Common Ground for Geology and Theology George W. Fisher
* The Golden Rule: A Proper Scale for Our Environmental Crisis Stephen Jay
Gould Resources Reconfigured * Ruling the Range: Managing The Public's
Resources David Applegate * Rocks, Paper, Soils, Trees: The View from an
Experimental Forest Frederick J. Swanson * Are Soils Endangered? Ronald
Amundson * The Edwards Aquifer: Water for Thirsty Texans John M. Sharp, Jr.
and Jay L. Banner * From the Catskills to Canal Street: New York City's
Water Supply Jill S. Schneiderman * Sustaining Healthy Coasts Jeffrey L.
Payne Local Manipulations * Lessons From Lighthouses: Shifting Sands,
Coastal Management Strategies, and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Controversy
Orrin H. Pilkey, David M. Bush, and William J. Neal * The Follies of Lotus
Bay Jill K. Singer * Dredging to Keep New York-New Jersey Harbor Alive Meg
E. Stewart * An Earth Scientist in City Hall: Geology and Community
Planning Paul K. Doss Inventive Solutions * The Rise and Fall of Dams James
E. Evans, Scudder D. Mackey, Johan F. Gottgens and Wilfrid M. Gill * Living
With Karst: Maintaining a Clean Water Supply in Olmsted County, Minnesota
Cathryn A. Manduca * Standoff At Yucca Mountain: High Level Nuclear Waste
in the U.S.A Allison Macfarlane * Appetite for Toxins: Bioremediation of
Contaminated Soil Rosa E. Gwinn Whole Earth Perturbations * Ocean
Circulation: Conveyor o
* Geology: The Bifocal Science Susan Werner Kieffer * Set Piece on Geologic
Time from Annals of the Former World John McPhee * Stories of Land, Stories
from Land Lauret E. Savoy * Henry's Land Paul Bierman Scientific Judgments
and Ethical Considerations * Natural Science, Natural Resources, and the
Nature of Nature Marcia G. Bjrnerud * Why Believe a Computer? Models,
Measures and Meaning in the Natural World Naomi Oreskes * Down to Earth: A
Historical Look at Government-Sponsored Geology Gordon P. Eaton *
Sustainable Living: Common Ground for Geology and Theology George W. Fisher
* The Golden Rule: A Proper Scale for Our Environmental Crisis Stephen Jay
Gould Resources Reconfigured * Ruling the Range: Managing The Public's
Resources David Applegate * Rocks, Paper, Soils, Trees: The View from an
Experimental Forest Frederick J. Swanson * Are Soils Endangered? Ronald
Amundson * The Edwards Aquifer: Water for Thirsty Texans John M. Sharp, Jr.
and Jay L. Banner * From the Catskills to Canal Street: New York City's
Water Supply Jill S. Schneiderman * Sustaining Healthy Coasts Jeffrey L.
Payne Local Manipulations * Lessons From Lighthouses: Shifting Sands,
Coastal Management Strategies, and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Controversy
Orrin H. Pilkey, David M. Bush, and William J. Neal * The Follies of Lotus
Bay Jill K. Singer * Dredging to Keep New York-New Jersey Harbor Alive Meg
E. Stewart * An Earth Scientist in City Hall: Geology and Community
Planning Paul K. Doss Inventive Solutions * The Rise and Fall of Dams James
E. Evans, Scudder D. Mackey, Johan F. Gottgens and Wilfrid M. Gill * Living
With Karst: Maintaining a Clean Water Supply in Olmsted County, Minnesota
Cathryn A. Manduca * Standoff At Yucca Mountain: High Level Nuclear Waste
in the U.S.A Allison Macfarlane * Appetite for Toxins: Bioremediation of
Contaminated Soil Rosa E. Gwinn Whole Earth Perturbations * Ocean
Circulation: Conveyor o