Overview
Description
An overview of Earth’s climate system, climate science, and engineering challenges caused by climate change.
Requirements
Prerequisites
GEOL 100GEOL 101
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 100 or GEOL 101.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO11
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- discuss climate science and the physical basis for historical and future climate scenarios.
- evaluate environmental regulations to understand which have the greatest significance for geological and geological engineering investigations.
- analyze the engineering challenges that face the field of geological engineering.
- write and/or review an Environmental Impact Statement.