Craig, James R.,

Resources of the earth : origin, use, and environmental impact / James R. Craig, David J. Vaughan, Brian J. Skinner. - Second Edition - New Jersey : Prentice Hall, 1996 - viii, [8] láminas sin numerar, 472 páginas : ilustraciones, fotografías, gráficas y mapas a color y a blanco y negro ; 28 cm.

Incluye glosario e índice alfabético.

Minerals: the foundations of society -- The origis of Mineral Resources -- Earth´s Resources Through history -- Environmental impacts of resourse exploitation and use -- Energy from fossil fuets -- Energy for the future nuclear power and other possible alternatives -- Abundant metals -- The geochemically scarce metals -- Fertilizer and chemical minerals -- Building materials and other industrial minerals -- Water resources -- Soil as a resource -- Future resource

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Recursos naturales
Política ambiental
Conservación de los recursos naturales
Impacto ambiental

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