Welcome to the course home page
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BIS 242 – Environmental Geography:
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Natural Hazards and Human
Disasters
Summer 2008
Instructor Info:
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Robert J. Turner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Environmental
Science
Interdisciplinary
Arts and Science
425-352-3616
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Course Description
Environmental Geography investigates geographic variability in
the interplay between people and natural systems. The focus of this course is on the
development of extreme events (volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes,
etc.) and our response to them. Why are
certain regions prone to specific natural hazards? How can culture turn natural environmental
variability into a disaster? A fundamental goal of the course is
to assess the value of a taking an interdisciplinary approach in the study of
natural hazards. More specific
objectives for student learning and skill development are listed in the course
syllabus.
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Announcements
8/6 –
Submit digital drafts of your poster in the Digital Dropbox
of the course Blackboard site. You will find new guidance documents for the
making and evaluation of your research posters in the course documents area of
the Blackboard site. It includes such
documents as guidance for writing abstracts, which you can also see here: Writing Abstracts guidance
7/30 – Field Trip directions!! Here is a link to the detailed Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3180++W.+Galer+St,+Seattle,+WA&sll=47.633427,-122.398403&sspn=0.006941,0.013433&ie=UTF8&ll=47.635581,-122.387695&spn=0.013881,0.043173&z=15
Here is a link to the written out
directions and the map showing the route from Bothell.
We will meet in the parking lot by
Facility Services ~ 9:20am and leave at 9:30am.
For those who choose to meet us at the
first stop in Magnolia, plan on being there by 10:15am.
7/14 – Here is a link to the library
resource web page for this course: http://library.uwb.edu/guides/bis242/
6/22 - Here is the URL for the course
Electronic Reserves site. You’ll find
many of the readings stored here.
https://eres.bothell.washington.edu/eres/coursepass.aspx?cid=1057
Have any
problems with this web site or questions?
Contact me at rturner@uwb.edu.