Description Geosciences, Environment and Man has three major objectives, which determine the division in three parts of this volume: I. To
consider the main natural geological processes interfering with and therefore threatening the activities of man: earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, land movements, floods, wind and coastal risks; main prevention and mitigation measures against these natural hazards are
presented. II. To examine the exploitation of earth's natural resources such as materials, ores and minerals, fossil fuels, water, radioactivity,
and the resulting consequences on solid Earth balance and future. III. To assess the hold level reached by the activities of man on planet
surface envelopes through agriculture, urbanization, industrialization, and communication; the local to global effects of human influence
triggered by recent demographic growth on underground, soils, water and air characters are taken into account. Both deteriorating and
beneficial aspects of Earth - the interactions of man are emphasized, as well as mitigation or restoration measures and perspectives.
Contents Abridged content. Table of contents. Foreword. Introduction. The Earth-Man encounter. 1. Population explosion. 2. Human occupancy steps.
3. Main natural hazards. 4. Main man-induced impacts and risks. 5. Perspectives.
Part I. The Man facing Earth hazards.
1. Earthquakes. 1.1 1999, major earthquakes in Turkey. 1.2 The seismic hazard. 1.3 Mechanism. 1.4 Artificial earthquakes. 1.5 Earthquake
forecasting. 1.6 Earthquake prevention. 1.7 Perspectives. 2. Volcanic eruptions. 2.1 1980, return to Mount St. Helens activity. 2.2 The
volcanic hazard. 2.3 Indirect effects. 2.4 Eruption forecasting. 2.5 Prevention of eruptions. 2.6 Perspectives. 3. Land movements. 3.1
Slope gravity displacements. 3.2 Vertical movements. 3.3 Physicochemical change of surface formations. 4. Wind and water hazards. 4.1
Flooding. 4.2 Aeolian hazards. 4.3 Coastal hazards.
Part II. Exploiting Geological Resources. 5. Earth materials and
ores. 5.1 A strong demand for non-renewable ground resources. 5.2 Main resources and exploitation. 5.3 Environmental impact. 5.4 The
future of mining sites. 6. Underground water. 6.1 A strong demand for limited resources. 6.2 Water resources. 6.3 Specific uses. 6.4
Impact of water exploitation. 6.5 Perspectives of water management. 7. Radioactivity. 7.1 Natural radioactivity.
7.2 Exploitation of
nuclear energy. 7.3 Nuclear waste.
Part III. Earth facing man activities. 8. Soils. 8.1 Haiti, Everglades: loss, conservation
of surface formations. 8.2 Deforestation. 8.3 Soil exploitation. 8.4 Desertification.
9. Cities, industries, and communications. 9.1
Florida Keys: a concreted complex in the heart of a natural park. 9.2 An increasing demand for artificial ground surfaces. 9.3 Human
impact on surface environments. 9.4 Urban and industrial waste.
9.5 Stone and building decay. 10. Chemical contamination of Earth surface
formations. 10.1 Freshwater, soil and underground.
10.2 Coasts and seas. 11. Regional to global change of Earth fluid envelopes, and
impact on solid Earth. 11.1 Modification of ocean-atmosphere interactions. 11.2 Greenhouse effect-inducing gases. 11.3 Acid rain. 11.4
Air quality, water quality, soil reworking. Epilogue. References. Index.
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