Résumé
Volcanoes and the Environment incorporates contributions from some of the foremost authorities in volcanology from around the world to form a comprehensive and accessible text This book Is an indispensable guide for all those interested in how volcanism has affected our planet's environment in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Spanning a wide variety of topics from geology to climatology and ecology, it also considers the economic and social impacts of volcanic activity on humans.
Chapters cover the role of volcanoes in shaping our planet's environment through the eons, and their effect on the geological cycle; the impacts on atmosphere and climate; impacts on health of those living on active volcanoes; the role of volcanism on early life; effects of eruptions on modern plant and animal life and implications from these studies; links between large eruptions and mass extinctions; relationships between contrasting human societies and volcanic disasters; and the impact of volcanic disasters on the economy. The book closes with a study of how volcanoes also provide heat energy and supply precious base metals, as well as raw material, for our industries.
This book is intended for students and researchers interested in environmental change from the fields of earth and environmental science, geography, ecology, and social science. It will also interest and inform policy makers and professionals working on natural hazard planning and mitigation.
Sommaire
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Understanding the physical behavior of volcanoes
- Volcano hazards
- Anticipating volcanic eruptions
- Volcanoes and the geological cycle
- Effects of volcanic eruptions on the atmosphere and climate
- Volcanoes, hydrothermal venting, and the origin of life
- Volcanism and mass extinctions
- Effects of modern volcanic eruptions on vegetation
- Animals and volcanoes: survival and revival
- Human impacts of volcanoes
- Volcanoes, geothermal energy, and the environment
- Volcano-hosted ore deposits
- Industrial uses of volcanic materials
- Volcanoes, society, and culture
- Volcanoes and the economy
- Index
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PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cambridge University Press |
Auteur(s) | Joan Marti, Gerald G.J. Ernst |
Parution | 28/10/2005 |
Nb. de pages | 472 |
Format | 19 x 25 |
Couverture | Relié |
Poids | 1218g |
Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
EAN13 | 9780521592543 |
ISBN13 | 978-0-521-59254-3 |
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