Natural Hazards
Geography · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Every Year
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GEOG-2212 prerequisites
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Taking GEOG-2212 is a prerequisite for 1 course directly.
- GEOG-3212Climate Change As Hazard: Causes, Consequences, Responses
Where GEOG-2212 counts
Counts toward 7 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
- ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
- ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
- ENV 4-YEAR BSc (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
- ENV HONOURS BSC (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
- IDS 3-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- IDS 4-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
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Description
This course examines the causes and characteristics of natural hazards. Emphasis is placed on the assessment of risk, the choice of adjustments, and differences between situations in developed and developing countries. Discussions will cover hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, and blizzards, as time permits.
Requisite courses
GEOG-1205(3) or the former GEOG-1201(3) or the former GEOG-1202(3) or permission of instructor [prerequisite(s)].
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