John Lockwood
Author
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Volcanoes maintains three core foci: Global perspectives explain volcanoes in terms of their tectonic positions on Earth and their roles in earth history; environmental perspectives describe the essential role of volcanism in the moderation of terrestrial climate and atmosphere; humanitarian perspectives discuss the major influences of volcanoes on human societies. This latter is especially important as resource scarcities and environmental issues...