Environmental Engineering Reference
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Leeder, M. (1999)
Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins: from turbulence to tectonics
, Oxford:
Blackwell. This new text commences with a useful review of sedimentary properties and
processes as a prelude to comprehensive cover of a full range of the sedimentary environments.
Good tectonic and climate contexts are provided and the whole is well illustrated.
Park, R. B.(1997)
Foundations of Structural Geology
, third edition, Cheltenham: Thornes. This
extensively revised edition focuses on deformation and geological structures with good, if rather
technical, explanations of folding, faulting, etc. It concludes with modern interpretations of plate
tectonic roles in deformation processes and zones.
Sigurdsson, H., ed. (2000)
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
, San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Encyclopaedic in size and extent, although with a conventional article-based structure, the 1400
pages of this splendid text provide state-of-the-art and extensively illustrated coverage of
volcanic processes, landforms, hazards and applications.
