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Deep Oakland
How Geology Shaped a City
Buch von Andrew Alden
Sprache: Englisch

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"Essays examining the city of Oakland through the lens of geology"--
"Essays examining the city of Oakland through the lens of geology"--
Über den Autor

Andrew Alden is a geologist and geoscience writer who has worked for the US Geological Survey and reported for KQED and Bay Nature. Long fascinated with rocks and landscapes, Alden found inspiration for his debut book, Deep Oakland, in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which, as he writes, “ripped the city open and revealed to us its heart and character.” Through his writing Alden raises awareness for what he calls the deep present: the appreciation of the ancient underpinnings that shape the modern-day surroundings of daily life. His website is [...].

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1 The Hayward Fault

2 Lake Merritt

3 Downtown

4 Mountain View Cemetery

5 The Piedmont Block

6 The Fan, or the Second Level

7 Indian Gulch

8 The Bay Shore and Flats

9 Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

10 Leona Heights and the Southern Oakland Hills

11 The Ridgeline

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Geologie
Genre: Geowissenschaften
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781597145961
ISBN-10: 1597145963
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Alden, Andrew
Illustrator: Cunningham, Laura
Hersteller: Heyday Books
Maße: 208 x 141 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Alden
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.05.2023
Gewicht: 0,423 kg
Artikel-ID: 122093272
Über den Autor

Andrew Alden is a geologist and geoscience writer who has worked for the US Geological Survey and reported for KQED and Bay Nature. Long fascinated with rocks and landscapes, Alden found inspiration for his debut book, Deep Oakland, in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which, as he writes, “ripped the city open and revealed to us its heart and character.” Through his writing Alden raises awareness for what he calls the deep present: the appreciation of the ancient underpinnings that shape the modern-day surroundings of daily life. His website is [...].

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1 The Hayward Fault

2 Lake Merritt

3 Downtown

4 Mountain View Cemetery

5 The Piedmont Block

6 The Fan, or the Second Level

7 Indian Gulch

8 The Bay Shore and Flats

9 Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

10 Leona Heights and the Southern Oakland Hills

11 The Ridgeline

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Geologie
Genre: Geowissenschaften
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781597145961
ISBN-10: 1597145963
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Alden, Andrew
Illustrator: Cunningham, Laura
Hersteller: Heyday Books
Maße: 208 x 141 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Alden
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.05.2023
Gewicht: 0,423 kg
Artikel-ID: 122093272
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