Physical geology /
Allan Ludman and Nicholas K. Coch.
- London, United Kingdom : McGraw Hill Education, c1982
- xx, 587 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Matter and energy -- 3. Minerals -- 4. Igneous processes and rocks -- 5. Volcanoes -- 6. Sedimentation and sedimentary rocks -- 7. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- 8. Geologic time -- 9. Weathering and soils -- 10. Mass wasting.
To this role we now ass the responsibility for planning our interaction with natural processes in ways that will preserve our environment for future generations.