EENS 3050 | Natural Disasters |
Fall 2016 |
Instructor: Dr. Stephen A. Nelson | ||
Office Hours - by appointment, Room 208, Blessey Hall |
e-mail - snelson@tulane.edu Office Phone 862-3194 |
Required Textbook: Natural Hazards, Earth's Proceesses as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes 4th Edition by E.A. Keller and D.E. DeVecchio Available in Tulane Bookstore |
Course Grading: Your grade in this course will be determined on the following percentage distribution: |
Midterm Exam 25% Final Exam 30% Homework 25% Disaster Summary 20%
Web Site: Homework and Exams:
Disaster Summary: Honor Code: |
Course Goals and Objectives
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Schedule of Lectures and Assignments |
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Date |
Topic |
Readings |
Aug. 30 | Intro and Natural Disasters & Assessing Hazards and Risk Homework Assigned: I. Disaster Info on the Internet |
Preface Ch. 1 |
Sept.. 1 | Natural Disasters & Assessing Hazards and Risk Earth Structure, Materials, Systems, and Cycles
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Ch.1 & 2.
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Sept. 6 | Earth Structure, Materials, Systems, and Cycles |
Ch. 2 |
Sept. 8 | Earthquakes: Causes and Measurements Homework I Due Homework Assigned: II. Earthquake Exercises |
Ch. 3 |
Sept. 13 | Earthquake Hazards and Risks |
Ch 3 |
Sept. 15 | Earthquake Prediction, Mitigation, and Control |
Ch. 3 |
Sept. 20 | Earthquake Case Histories Homework II Due
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Ch. 3 |
Sept. 22 | Tsunami |
Ch. 4 |
Sept. 27 | Tsunami Homework Assigned: III. Volcanological Exercises |
Ch. 4 |
Sept. 29 | Volcanoes, Magma, and Volcanic Eruptions |
Ch. 5 |
Oct. 4 | Volcanic Landforms, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics |
Ch. 5 |
Oct. 6 | Volcanic Hazards, Beneficial Aspects, and Predicting Eruptions | Ch. 5 |
Oct. 11 | Volcanic Case Histories Homework III Due |
Ch. 5 |
Oct. 13 | FALL BREAK |
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Oct. 18 | Midterm Exam |
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Oct. 20 | River Systems & Causes of Flooding Homework Assigned: IV Flooding Exercises |
Ch. 6 |
Oct. 25 | River Flooding | Ch. 6 |
Oct. 27 | Flooding Hazards, Prediction and Human Intervention | Ch. 6 |
Nov. 1 | Flooding Case History Homework IV Due |
Ch. 6 |
Nov. 3 | Mass Movements and Mass Movement Process Homework Assigned: V. Mass Movement Exercises |
Ch. 7 |
Nov. 8 | Slope Stability, Triggering Events, Mass Movement Hazards | Ch. 7 |
Nov. 10 | Subsidence: Dissolution & Human Related Causes |
Ch. 8 |
Nov. 15 | The Ocean-Atmosphere System Homework V Due |
Ch. 9 & 12 |
Nov. 17 | Thunderstorms & Tornadoes Homework Assigned: VI Weather Exercises |
Ch. 9 |
Nov. 22 | Tropical Cyclones | Ch. 10 |
Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving Holiday - no class | |
Nov. 29 | Tropical Cyclones |
Ch. 10 |
Dec. 1 | Tropical Cyclones Homework VI Due |
Ch. 10 |
Dec. 6 | Coastal Hazards | Ch. 11 |
Dec. 8 | Meteorites & Impacting Events Disaster Summary Due |
Ch.14 |
Dec. 16 | FINAL EXAMINATION 8:00 AM - Noon |
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