TY - BOOK ID - 6855873 TI - Sedimentary basins : evolution, facies, and sediment budget PY - 2000 SN - 354066193X 364208544X 3662040298 9783540661931 PB - Berlin: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Sedimentary basins KW - Sedimentation and deposition KW - Facies (Geology) KW - Sedimentary basins. KW - Sedimentation and deposition. KW - Facies (Geology). KW - Sedimentology. KW - Geology. KW - Mineral resources. KW - Geotechnical engineering. KW - Oceanography. KW - Fossil fuels. KW - Mineral Resources. KW - Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. KW - Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture). KW - Fossil energy KW - Fuel KW - Energy minerals KW - Oceanography, Physical KW - Oceanology KW - Physical oceanography KW - Thalassography KW - Earth sciences KW - Marine sciences KW - Ocean KW - Engineering, Geotechnical KW - Geotechnics KW - Geotechnology KW - Engineering geology KW - Deposits, Mineral KW - Mineral deposits KW - Mineral resources KW - Mines and mining KW - Mining KW - Natural resources KW - Geology, Economic KW - Minerals KW - Geognosy KW - Geoscience KW - Natural history KW - Petrology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:6855873 AB - The modem geological sciences are characterized by extraordinarily rapid prog­ ress, as well as by the development and application of numerous new and refined methods, most of them handling an enormous amount of data available from all the continents and oceans. Given this state of affairs, it searns inevitable that rnany students and profes­ sionals tend to become experts in relatively narrow fields and thereby are in danger of losing a broad view of current knowledge. The abundance of new books and symposium volumes testifies to this trend toward specialization. However, many geologie processes are complex and result from the interaction of many, seemingly unrelated, individual factors. This signifies that we still need generalists who have the broad overview and are able to evaluate the great variety of factors and pro­ ces ses controlling a geologie system, such as a sedimentary basin. In addition, this also means that cooperation with other disciplines in the natural sciences and engi­ neering is increasingly important. Modem text books providing this broad overview of the earth sciences are rare. ER -