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Summer 2022
Apr 20, 2024 |
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| GEOG 16334 - The Geography of Natural Disasters |
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There are thousands of examples in which the forces of nature have suddenly claimed human lives and destroyed manmade constructions on a large scale. This course will introduce the nature, causes, risks, effects, and prediction of natural disasters including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, subsidence, global climate change, severe weather, coastal erosion, floods, mass extinctions, and meteorite impacts. It will cover geologic principles and case histories of natural disasters and human responses (societal impact, mitigation strategies, and public policy).
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Geography, Plng & Sustainablty Department Course Attributes: Catalog Course, Undergrad Lvl crses 0-499 |
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