The Earth In Our Hands
The Earth in our hands - how geoscientists serve and protect the public
This is a series of 12 A4 (colour) information notes produced during 2001-2, each highlighting the way geoscientists' work benefits society. They are of use to policy makers, journalists, teachers and students and are intended to highlight the importance of geoscientists in society. Each leaflet suggests a range of further reading and useful web sites.
The list of titles is given below and are now only available as a PDF file. To print, please click on any of the titles.
- Number 1: Earthquakes (.pdf 2359 Kb)
- Number 2: Floods (.pdf 269 Kb)
- Number 3: Landslides (.pdf 428 Kb)
- Number 4: Volcanoes (.pdf 1755 Kb)
- Number 5: Radon (.pdf 316 Kb)
- Number 6: Tsunamis (.pdf 333 Kb)
- Number 7: Coastal Erosion (.pdf 468 Kb)
- Number 8: Contaminated Land (.pdf 509 Kb)
- Number 9: Landfill and Waste (.pdf 446 Kb)
- Number 10: Groundwater (.pdf 165 Kb)
- Number 11: Aggregates (.pdf 491 Kb)
- Number 12: Marine Aggregates (.pdf 411 Kb)