ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE - Special topics

Graduate course

Instructors: I.P. Martini (IPM), W. Chesworth (WC), P. van Straaten (PvS), M. Brookfield, L. Evans (LE)

Objectives: Analyses and discussion of selected subjects dealing with relations among earth science processes, landforms, environments and human interference.

Methods: Lectures, seminars by participant students and discussions.

List of topics:

WEEK TOPIC

1 Organizational meetings

2--3 The fundamental chemical parameters of the Earth surface (WC)

4--5 Agromineral resources and the environment (PvS)

6--7 The active continental edge and the mountains (MB)

8--9 Life on the plains - urban geology et al. (IPM)

10-11 The environmental chemistry of the Earth surface (LE)

12 Presentation of student reports