Environmental Geology: Hazards & Disasters

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Understanding and planning for the effects of natural hazards and disasters on the earth, the ecosystem and human populations. Content covers the basic natural hazard processes, where and why they occur, as well as considerations for environmental land-use planning. Environmental hazards studied include earthquakes, volcanoes, river systems (including floods and dams), landslides, coastal erosion, tsunamis, sinkholes, etc. 54 hours lecture. ADGE: 5; Transfer: CSU, UC; Cal-GETC: 5A; C-ID# GEOL 130 (if taken with GEOL 7).