Road Rocks Ontario : Over 250 Geological Wonders to Discover

Nick Eyles

ISBN 10: 1550418599 / ISBN 13: 9781550418590

Verlag: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Mär 2013, 2013

Neuware - The province of Ontario contains many sites of outstanding geological importance. Many are internationally well known and attract visitors from around the globe. Others no less important remain hidden in plain sight. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781550418590

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Merging Canadian geology with global evolution, this highly illustrated survey also touches on the development of Ontario's mining and oil industries, and the commercial use of rocks as building material. Ontario Rocks concludes with an exploration of the "artificial" urban landscape, and how geologists use their knowledge to safeguard groundwater and rivers, dispose of wastes and understand the hazards posed by earthquakes and erosion. Road Rocks Ontario is a highly accessible source book, perfect for students and all those intrigued by the history and formation of the land under us.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:
Nick Eyles
holds a Ph.D (East Anglia) and D.Sc. (Leicester) and is Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto. His prime research interest is in glacial sedimentology and has many years' experience with field work at modern glaciers. He has worked at the universities of Leicester, Newcastle upon Tyne and East Anglia in Great Britain, at Memorial University in Newfoundland and has been at Toronto since 1981 when he was awarded a prestigious NSERC University Research Fellowship. He has authored more than 150 publications in leading scientific journals on ice age geology and environmental geology and has conducted geological fieldwork from the Arctic to the Antarctic, including work with the Ocean Drilling Program onboard the drillship Resolution. Recent sabbaticals have been held in Brazil and Australia. His other books include Canada Rocks and Ontario Rocks.

Nick Eyles.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Road Rocks Ontario : Over 250 Geological ...
Verlag: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Mär 2013
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu