Environmental Geology

Catalog description

The geology applied to living. It involves the examination of how natural geologic processes, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions (internal processes), and flooding, shoreline and coastal processes, ice, wind, climate (surface processes) and use of minerals, energy, and water (resource processes) influence human activities sometimes causing homelessness, property damage, etc., and in some cases how human activities such as the pollution of water, air, and waste disposal (pollution processes) influence geologic processes. This course involves the examination of geologic hazards and what potential activities can be undertaken to minimize geologic disasters. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 111 . Lecture/Lab Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.