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Environmental Geology

Fall 2024

Details

Credit

3

Mode

In Person

Component

Lecture

Meets

In Person September 3, 2024 - December 10, 2024

Instructors

Steven Petsch

Description

Knowledge gained through study of the geosciences is essential for the future sustainability of life on our planet. This course explores the intersection of geoscience features and processes with several of humankind?s critical needs: the sustained supply of energy, water, soil and mineral resources; the reliance of land- and ocean-based ecosystem services on underlying geoscience systems; and risk mitigation and resilience building in response to natural and human-made hazards. We will examine the current state of the energy-water-climate-food nexus and predictions for its future to improve understanding of the complex linkages between the geosciences and society. We will also practice quantitative characterization of geoscience datasets such as statistical descriptions of data, model design and hypothesis testing, and the limits of predictions and inferences drawn from real-world data.

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Dates

Start Date

September 3, 2024

End Date

December 10, 2024

Subject Details

Subject Description

Geology

Subject

GEOLOGY

Catalog Number

285

Class Number

30623

Catalog Details

Course ID

079338

Section

01

Academic Career

UGRD

Meeting

Tu Th 11:30AM 12:45PM Morrill Sci. Ctr. (II) rm 225

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