| Course Title: Disaster Science: Earthquakes, Floods, and Volcanoes |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| 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 , 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 |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 300 | 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: Closed | Capacity: 12 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Big Ones HOW NATURAL DISASTERS HAVE SHAPED US (AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT Author: Jones, Lucy Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780525434283 Publisher: Penguin Random House |
Optional | 17.00 |
| Title: Climate resilience : how we keep each other safe, care for our communities, Author: Flanagan, Kylie Copyright: 2023 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781623179021 Publisher: North Atlantic Books (Berkeley, California) |
Optional | 20.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Optional purchases but required reading. Other required reading for this class will be available through the course site when the time comes. |