strategy
Developing study of geology
Synonyms:
Developing study of stratigraphy Description:
The landscape we see at the surface of the Earth is a function of the interactions between internal and external processes. The earth systems approach of geology considers the planet as a whole, including rocks and rock formation, surface processes, oceans and atmospheres, and all natural resources. The study of the geologic theories about continental drift, and the observations that led to the development of plate tectonic theories show a dynamic and interactive level of the ecosystem often over-looked. Context:
Before the dawn of modern geology in the 19th century, many people believed that Earth had been formed by catastrophes. The idea was that incredible events - huge volcanic blasts, floods, violent winds - swiftly built our planet. That theory, now discredited, is known as catastrophism. Most problems are far more accurately described by the newer theory of "uniformitarianism," which holds that Earth was made by the same forces we see today - the trickle of rain, the polishing of wind, the creep of continents - working steadily through unimaginable depths of time. Broader:
Developing scientific knowledge Facilitates:
Managing cavesExploring for petroleum resources Organizations:
International Union of Geological Sciences International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment Commission for the Geological Map of the World International Congress of Carboniferous-Permian Stratigraphy and Geology International Association for Mathematical Geology Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits Society of Economic Geologists Association of European Geological Societies International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences Arab Geologists' Association International Association of Structural / Tectonic Geologists Carpathian Balkan Geological Association Geological Society of Africa European Federation of Geologists Coordinating Committee of the Societies of Mineral Deposit Geologists School of Mining Industry and Geology International Working Group on Urban Geology IUGS Commission on Geoscience for Environmental Management IUGS Commission on Management and Application of Geoscience Information IUGS Commission on Geoscience Education and Training IUGS Commission on Global Sedimentary Geology Pan African Network for a Geological Information System Forum of European Geological Surveys International Geoscience Programme Geological Society of America International Environmental Geological Group for Latin America Society for Sedimentary Geology American Association of Petroleum Geologists Central Asian Institute of Geology and Mineral Raw Materials JOIN Society of Economic Geologists and Mineral Technologists International Consortium of Geological Surveys for Earth Computing Computer Oriented Geological Society International Congress of Engineering Geology International Symposium on Arctic Geology European Colloquium on Geo-Chronology, Cosmo-Chronology and Isotope Geology International Geological Congress Association of Sedimentary Geologists Equatorial Institute for Geological and Mining Research South American Geological Institute Union of Southeast Asian Geological Societies International Geological Association for the Research in Deep Zones of the Earth Crust Subjects:
Geology → Geology Research, Standards → Study
Development → Development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
