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Geology and the Environment: Living with a Dynamic Planet,
8th Edition

Paul Bierman, Richard Hazlett, Richard Hazlett, Paul Bierman

ISBN-13: 9780357851654 | ISBN-10: 035785165x

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| 656 pages

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In Bierman/Hazlett/Trent’s GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: LIVING WITH A DYNAMIC PLANET, 8th EDITION, explore the relationship between humans and geology, including the hazards, processes and resources that surround us. With hundreds of new photographs and completely updated, rewritten and condensed text, this student-friendly book is filled with interesting and relevant stories of why geology matters. You’ll find clear learning objectives for all twelve chapters and extensive end-of-chapter summary materials to help you study more efficiently and better master the material.

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Paul Bierman, Ph.D., is a professor of environmental science and natural resources at the University of Vermont. Now in his 29th year at the university, Paul's areas of focus include understanding how humans and landscapes interact, using his expertise in hydrology, geochemistry and geomorphology. Paul teaches a variety of courses including earth hazards, climate change and science communication. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College and his doctorate from the University of Washington. Research interests include climates and measuring the rate at which Earth’s surface changes, which involves field work in such locations as central Australia and Greenland. Bierman directs UVM's Cosmogenic Nuclide Extraction Lab, one of only a handful of laboratories in the country dedicated to the preparation of samples for analysis of 10-Be and 26-Al from pure quartz. He manages the Landscape Change Program, an NSF-supported digital archive of historic Vermont landscape images used for teaching and research, available at uvm.edu/landscape. Paul's research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Geographic Society and the U.S. Army. In 1996, Paul was awarded the Donath medal as the outstanding young scientist of the year by the Geological Society of America; he has since received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation specifically for integrating scientific education and research. In 2005, Paul was awarded the NSF Distinguished Teaching Scholar award in recognition of his ongoing attempts to integrate these two strands of his academic life. Together, Paul, his graduate students, his undergraduate students and his collaborators have nearly 200 publications in refereed journals and books including a modern textbook, Key Concepts in Geomorphology. In his spare time, Paul enjoys walking, Nordic skiing, and cooking.

Richard W. Hazlett is a retired professor emeritus from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he was a four-time Wig Distinguished Teaching award winner, former chair of the geology department and coordinator of the interdisciplinary Environmental Analysis Program. The Princeton Review ranked him one of The Best 300 Professors in 2012. Presently, he is a research affiliate of the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and an adjunct faculty member in earth sciences at the University of Hawaiʽi, Hilo. His areas of environmental interest include soils and the movement of nutrients and pollutants in natural systems. He also has many years of experience working in volcanology, researching and mapping active volcanoes in Alaska, Italy, Central America and Hawaiʽi. His book publications include The American West at Risk: Science, Myths, and Politics of Land Abuse and Recovery (published in 2008 with co-authors Wilshire and Nielson); Volcanoes: A Global Perspective (published in 2022 with co-authors Lockwood and De la Cruz-Reyna); and Roadside Geology of Hawaiʽi (published in 2022 with co-authors Gansecki and Lundblad). He was lead editor for the Oxford University Press Research Encyclopedia of Agriculture and the Environment (2020). In addition to his academic career, Professor Hazlett is a former employee of the U.S. National Park Service, where he assisted with exhibit planning and illustrations and wrote interpretive brochures for visitors. He credits much of his teaching ability to the “on-the-job-training” of this early career experience.

Richard W. Hazlett is a retired professor emeritus from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he was a four-time Wig Distinguished Teaching award winner, former chair of the geology department and coordinator of the interdisciplinary Environmental Analysis Program. The Princeton Review ranked him one of The Best 300 Professors in 2012. Presently, he is a research affiliate of the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and an adjunct faculty member in earth sciences at the University of Hawaiʽi, Hilo. His areas of environmental interest include soils and the movement of nutrients and pollutants in natural systems. He also has many years of experience working in volcanology, researching and mapping active volcanoes in Alaska, Italy, Central America and Hawaiʽi. His book publications include The American West at Risk: Science, Myths, and Politics of Land Abuse and Recovery (published in 2008 with co-authors Wilshire and Nielson); Volcanoes: A Global Perspective (published in 2022 with co-authors Lockwood and De la Cruz-Reyna); and Roadside Geology of Hawaiʽi (published in 2022 with co-authors Gansecki and Lundblad). He was lead editor for the Oxford University Press Research Encyclopedia of Agriculture and the Environment (2020). In addition to his academic career, Professor Hazlett is a former employee of the U.S. National Park Service, where he assisted with exhibit planning and illustrations and wrote interpretive brochures for visitors. He credits much of his teaching ability to the “on-the-job-training” of this early career experience.

Paul Bierman, Ph.D., is a professor of environmental science and natural resources at the University of Vermont. Now in his 29th year at the university, Paul's areas of focus include understanding how humans and landscapes interact, using his expertise in hydrology, geochemistry and geomorphology. Paul teaches a variety of courses including earth hazards, climate change and science communication. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College and his doctorate from the University of Washington. Research interests include climates and measuring the rate at which Earth’s surface changes, which involves field work in such locations as central Australia and Greenland. Bierman directs UVM's Cosmogenic Nuclide Extraction Lab, one of only a handful of laboratories in the country dedicated to the preparation of samples for analysis of 10-Be and 26-Al from pure quartz. He manages the Landscape Change Program, an NSF-supported digital archive of historic Vermont landscape images used for teaching and research, available at uvm.edu/landscape. Paul's research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Geographic Society and the U.S. Army. In 1996, Paul was awarded the Donath medal as the outstanding young scientist of the year by the Geological Society of America; he has since received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation specifically for integrating scientific education and research. In 2005, Paul was awarded the NSF Distinguished Teaching Scholar award in recognition of his ongoing attempts to integrate these two strands of his academic life. Together, Paul, his graduate students, his undergraduate students and his collaborators have nearly 200 publications in refereed journals and books including a modern textbook, Key Concepts in Geomorphology. In his spare time, Paul enjoys walking, Nordic skiing, and cooking.

  • Throughout the book, the new edition gives examples demonstrating the impact of climate change on the Earth, the environment and people around the globe.
  • All data in graphs, tables, figures and text has been updated to reflect the most modern understanding of our environment. Now faculty and students have the most up-to-date information at their fingertips.
  • Learning Objectives lead each chapter and form the basis for chapter organization via major headings allowing students to easily find and master specific concepts.
  • Every chapter of the book has been thoroughly rewritten. Chapters have been combined and shortened in order to emphasize key concepts and the most pertinent examples -- the result is an easy to read book that keeps students interested and makes it easy to learn through examples.
  • GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: LIVING WITH A DYNAMIC PLANET, 8th EDITION, incorporates multiple aspects of environmental geology -- including environmental law, land-use planning, engineering geology and medical geology -- into discussion of a wide variety of geological phenomenon.
  • Each chapter has two case studies that show the relevance of chapter material in a real-life context with examples that matter to students.
  • Questions entitled "Have You Ever Wondered?" appear with newly designed chapter openers in order to engage students in the material.
  • Praised by students and instructors for their conceptual emphasis, Bierman/Hazlett/Trent's end-of-chapter summaries are organized around the learning objectives and chapter headings to provide a concise, easy to follow review of the most important information.
  • A boxed feature in each chapter highlights important information in greater detail for students who want to learn more about the material.
  • Unique photo galleries located before the end-of-chapter material engage students by reinforcing the applicable concept(s) while illustrating how humans interact with geologic processes.

Table of Contents

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Section I: OUR PLANET.
1. People, Geology, and the Environment.
2. Earth as a System.
3. Climate Change.
Section II: THE SOLID EARTH.
4. Rocks and Minerals.
5. Volcanoes.
6. Earthquakes.
Section III: THE SURFACE EARTH.
7. Soil.
8. Water.
9. Erosion.
10. Coasts and Oceans.
Section IV: EARTH AND SOCIETY.
11. Energy and the Environment.
12. Managing Waste.

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