Includes index.

Contents: Foundations: An Overview of our planetary environment -- Rocks and minerals - a first look -- Internal processes: Plate tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- Surface processes: Streams and flooding -- Coastal zones and processes -- Mass movements -- Ice and glaciers, wind and deserts -- Climate - past, present and future -- Resources: Water as a resource -- Soil as a resource -- Mineral and rock resources -- Energy resources-fossil fuels -- Energy resources - alternative sources -- Waste disposal, pollution and health: Waste disposal -- Water pollution -- Air pollution -- Other related topics: Environmental law and policy -- Land-use planning and engineering geology --