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At head of title: Uniform with the publications of the Geographical survey of California. ; J.D. Whitney, state geologist. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Vol. II appendix has imprint : Cambridge, Mass.,J. Wilson & Son, University press, 1882;at head of title:Uniform with the publications of the Geological survey of California. ; Vol.I published by authority of the Legislature of California.

The mining environment, medical geology and urban geochemistry form a group of related scientific disciplines that have developed strongly during recent years in the Nordic countries. Modern legislation controls the environmental issues. Close co-operation of researchers and legislators has improved the quality and safety of life in the societies of the Nordic countries. In mining environmental studies, methods that are suitable in Arctic conditions have been developed; in medical geology, the input from the Nordic countries has made it an appreciated scientific discipline throughout the world, and in the case of the urban environment, methods developed by our geochemists have especially improved the health conditions, particularly of children. ; Validerad; 2008; 20080825 (ysko)

A strongly interdisciplinary and wide-ranging survey of the environment of life on Earth: the most authoritative and comprehensive source on environmental science to be collected together in a single volume. Unique in presenting both a basic overview and detailed information on environmental topics. Entries are arranged in an encyclopedic A-Z format and contain extensive cross-references to related entries, as well as references to primary and secondary literature. Over 370 separate entries prepared by 228 leading experts from 25 countries. Incorporates 25 substantial in-depth treatments of key areas and also includes biographies of leading scientists and environmentalists. Contains a comprehensive subject index and a citation index of all referenced authors. The Encyclopedia of Environmental Science is a multidisciplinary reference work, which crosses many fields of interest and includes a wide variety of scholarly and authoritative articles on mankind's environment. It provides information on the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere and is careful to focus on the connections between these realms and the Earth as a whole. Taken as a whole, the Encyclopedia surveys basic environmental science and applied areas of study, and is drawn from the physical sciences, life sciences and social sciences. The 228 authors from 25 different countries, many of whom are the leading authorities in their field, include biologists, ecologists, geographers, geologists, political scientists, soil scientists, hydrologists, climatologists, and representatives of many other disciplines and academic specialties. The work, which is amply referenced and cross-referenced, consists of substantial essays on major topics, medium-sized entries and short definitional entries. The shorter entries include useful biographies of leading scientists and environmentalists. The Encyclopedia will be invaluable to all readers interested in the environment of life on Earth, its past, present and future, and its physical and social dimensions. The text provides a source of well-classified basic information as well as covering the leading theories and important debates in the environmental sciences. In addition, the book also includes assessments of the future prospects for the Earth's environment in the face of pollution, population increases and the accelerating transformation of land, air, water and vegetational systems. The Encyclopedia is unique in presenting both a basic overview and detailed information on environmental topics and is suitable for the general scientific reader and the specialized environmental scientist in academic institutions, research laboratories or private practice.

1 Introduction -- The Environment and the Geological Sciences -- Environment and History -- Environmental Guidelines -- The Environmental Decade -- The Present Status -- The Future -- Postlude -- 2 Mineral Resources -- Classification -- Occurrence and Distribution of Ore Deposits -- Exploration and Discovery -- Mining and Development -- Supply and Demand -- Non-Metallic Minerals -- Impacts Caused by Mining -- Mineral Policy and Planning -- Reclamation -- Postlude -- 3 Energy Resources -- An Overview -- Oil -- Natural Gas -- Coal -- Synfuels -- Other Geologic Energy Sources -- Energy Policy -- Postlude -- 4 Water Resources -- Occurrence -- Water Use -- Water Problems -- Water Management -- Case Studies in Water Management -- Postlude -- 5 Volcanic Activity -- Distribution -- Processes and Classification -- Volcanic Disasters -- Prediction -- Hazard Mitigation -- Beneficial Aspects -- Postlude -- 6 Earthquakes -- Terminology -- Distribution -- Causes -- Effects -- Damages -- Disasters -- Prediction and Amelioration of Earthquakes -- Postlude -- 7 Landslides -- Effects -- Landslides and Related Processes -- Classification -- Natural Causes -- Human Interference -- Landslide Destruction -- Land Management -- Snow Avalanches -- Government Landslide Programs -- Postlude -- 8 Floods -- River Systems -- Why Do We Have Floods? -- Effects of Floods -- Management of Flood Hazards -- Geological Data -- Postlude -- 9 Coastal Environments -- The Seascape -- Coastal Forces -- Historical Background -- Current Status of Shorelines -- Barrier Islands -- Human Intervention -- Coastal Engineering -- Coastal Law -- Postlude -- 10 Soil Destruction -- What is Soil? -- Historical Background -- Soil Destruction -- Farmland Erosion -- Deforestation -- Salinization -- Other Soil Losses -- Desertification -- Structural-Engineering Controls -- The World Situation -- Postlude -- 11 Geoengineering -- Conveyance Systems -- Dams -- Channelization -- Environmental Engineering -- Other Case Histories -- Postlude -- 12 Environmental Contamination -- Role of Geology -- Air Pollution -- Solid-Waste Disposal -- Hazardous Waste -- Nuclear Waste -- Wastewater Disposal -- Recycling -- Postlude -- 13 Environmental Management -- The Format of Management -- Objectives -- Role of the Geologist -- Urban Areas -- Natural Resources -- Geologic Hazards -- Environmental Costs -- Environmental Policies in Other Countries -- Postlude -- 14 Environmental Law -- General Laws -- Specific Environmental Laws -- Laws for Geologists -- Mining Law -- Water Law -- Maritime Law -- Land-Use Law -- Legal Rights for Natural Features -- Eminent Domain -- Hazards and Disasters -- Postlude -- Appendix A Table of Conversions -- Appendix B Volcanic Disasters -- Appendix C Major Earthquake Disasters Throughout the World -- Appendix D Landslide Disasters -- Appendix E Major Land Subsidence Areas -- Appendix F Severe Flood Disasters in the United States -- Appendix G Coastal Area Disasters from Tropical Storms and Tsunamis -- References and Source Materials.