| Course Title: Disaster Science: Earthquakes, Floods, and Volcanoes |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This course explores the sometimes catastrophic intersection of geology with people's lives. Earthquakes, volcanoes, and floods are geologic events; they are also natural hazards that pose significant challenges to communities in high risk areas. Where are these risky areas? Why? Is it possible to predict when and where catastrophic geologic events will occur? How do we assess geological risks? Using case studies from around the world, we explore these three natural hazards in the context of plate tectonics, climate change, and community preparedness and recovery. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Michelle Markley | 413-538-2814 | mmarkley@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 301 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FYSEM0001 | First-Year Seminar | This is a First-Year Seminar. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 12 | Enrollment: 11 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Retreat from a Rising Sea; Hard Choices in an Age of CLimate Change Author: Pilkey, Orrin H. (et alia) Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780231168441 Publisher: Oxford University Press |
Optional | 20.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: There are many readings for this class, and they will be available as pdf and ebook links through the online course web site (Moodle). I am listing this book as an optional purchase because we will be reading five chapters from it. You don't need to buy the book - you are welcome to use the college's ebook access. |