EENS 6050 | Natural Disasters |
Fall 2018 |
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 |
Course Grading: Your grade in this course will be determined on the following percentage distribution: |
Midterm Exam 20% Final Exam 30% Homework 20% Disaster Summary 15% Term Paper 15%
Web Site: Homework and Exams: Disaster Summary:
Term Paper Honor Code: |
Course Goals and Objectives
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Schedule of Lectures and Assignments |
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Date |
Topic |
Readings |
Jan. 16 | Intro and Natural Disasters & Assessing Hazards and Risk Homework Assigned: I. Disaster Info on the Internet |
Preface Ch. 1 |
Jan. 23 | Natural Disasters & Assessing Hazards and Risk Earth Structure, Materials, Systems, and Cycles
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Ch.1 & 2.
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Jan. 25 | Earth Structure, Materials, Systems, and Cycles |
Ch. 2 |
Jan. 30 | Earthquakes: Causes and Measurements Homework I Due Homework Assigned: II. Earthquake Exercises |
Ch. 3 |
Feb. 1 | Earthquake Hazards and Risks Approval of term paper topic |
Ch 3 |
Feb. 6 | Earthquake Prediction, Mitigation, and Control |
Ch. 3 |
Feb. 8 | Earthquake Case Histories |
Ch. 3 |
Feb. 13 | MARDI GRAS NO CLASS |
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Feb. 15 | Tsunami Homework II Due |
Ch. 4 |
Feb. 20 | Tsunami Homework Assigned: III. Volcanological Exercises |
Ch. 4 |
Feb. 22 | Volcanoes, Magma, and Volcanic Eruptions |
Ch. 5 |
Feb. 27 | Volcanic Landforms, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics |
Ch. 5 |
Mar. 1 | Volcanic Hazards, Beneficial Aspects, and Predicting Eruptions Homework III Due |
Ch. 5 |
Mar. 6 | Volcanic Case Histories |
Ch. 5 |
Mar. 8 | Midterm Exam |
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Mar. 13 | River Systems & Causes of Flooding Homework Assigned: IV Flooding Exercises |
Ch. 6 |
Mar. 15 | River Flooding | Ch. 6 |
Mar. 20 | Flooding Hazards, Prediction and Human Intervention | Ch. 6 |
Mar. 22 | Flooding Case History |
Ch. 6 |
Mar. 27 & 29 | SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS | |
Apr. 3 | Mass Movements and Mass Movement Process Homework IV Due |
Ch. 7 |
Apr. 5 | Slope Stability, Triggering Events, Mass Movement Hazards Draft of Term Paper Due (optional) |
Ch. 7 |
Apr. 10 | Subsidence: Dissolution & Human Related Causes |
Ch. 8 |
Apr. 12 | The Ocean-Atmosphere System Homework V Due Homework Assigned: VI Weather Exercises |
Ch. 9 & 12 |
Apr. 17 | Thunderstorms & Tornadoes |
Ch. 9 |
Apr 19 | Tropical Cyclones | Ch. 10 |
Apr. 24 | Tropical Cyclones |
Ch. 10 |
Apr. 26 | Tropical Cyclones Coastal Hazards Homework VI Due |
Ch. 10 Ch. 11 |
May 1 | Meteorites & Impacting Events Disaster Summary Due Term Paper Due |
Ch.14 |
May 10 | FINAL EXAMINATION 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |