EASC 104: Geohazards - Earth in Turmoil
| Credits: | 3 |
Pre-requisites: | None |
Lecture (hrs/week): | 3 |
| Terms: | Fall, Spring |
Co-requisites: | None |
Lab (hrs/week): | 0 |
| Instructors: | Williams-Jones, Mindell | Breadth - Science | |||
| Course Notes: | http://www.sfu.ca/earth-sciences/courses/ugrad/webpages/104a/Summer2011/ | ||||
Description:
EASC 104 is an introduction to the range of geological hazards that affect the Earth, the environment and humanity. Topics covered will include the hazards and risks related to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides and subsidence, tsunamis, geomagnetic storms and other potentially cataclysmic events. The forecasting and possible mitigation of these geohazards will also be investigated.
Textbook:Keller, E.A.; Blodgett, R.H.; Clague, J.J.; Natural Hazards, Canadian Edition, Pearson, 2008. ISBN 978-0-13-223202-9.