Fall 2024 Earth and Environmental Sciences UN1201 section 001

ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS & DIS

Call Number 11443
Day & Time
Location
TR 10:10am-11:25am
333 Uris Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Goran Ekstrom
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Prerequisites: high school science and math. An introduction to risks and hazards in the environment. Different types of hazards are analyzed and compared: natural disasters, such as tornados, earthquakes, and meteorite impacts; acute and chronic health effects caused by exposure to radiation and toxic substances such as radon, asbestos, and arsenic; long-term societal effects due to environmental change, such as sea level rise and global warming. Emphasizes the basic physical principles controlling the hazardous phenomena and develops simple quantitative methods for making scientifically reasoned assessments of the threats (to health and wealth) posed by various events, processes, and exposures. Discusses methods of risk mitigation and sociological, psychological, and economic aspects of risk control and management.

Web Site Vergil
Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enrollment 35 students (52 max) as of 11:06AM Saturday, December 7, 2024
Subject Earth and Environmental Sciences
Number UN1201
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20243EESC1201W001