Earth and Ocean Science Courses (EOS)

undergraduate level, taught in Durham

120. Environmental Geology. NS, QID, STS A case history, field and lab exercise, and quantitative model approach to the role of geological materials and processes in environmental assessment studies. The quantitative and qualitative impact of rock type, faulting, folding, volcanism, weathering, erosion, flooding, and underground fluid flow on the human environment. An introduction to quantitative probabilistic hazard analysis and its application to establishing monetary cost/benefit ratios. The basics of engineering geology in environmental studies. Cases taken from current and past geological studies of environmentally sensitive sites. Instructor: Malin. One course.