An analysis is made of the human perception of disasters as well as preparedness and recovery planning. Emphasis is placed on the role of technology in altering natural processes and how society copes with the increasing risks posed to life, limb, and property. Population growth leads to increased levels of resource depletion and population. Human population dynamics are analyzed and an examination is made of the relationships among human population dynamics, resource depletion, and pollution. An examination is made of the urban environments.
Consideration is given to the urban environmental problems.
An introduction to the management of water resources with an emphasis placed upon water supply, water demand, water delivery system, water quality control for municipalities and industries, and the use of water for recreation. Economic theory is not emphasized, except as necessary for the investigation of geographic patterns of resource utilization and the dynamic interactions of human, economic and physical environments. An analysis of environmental regulations and management strategies employed by federal agencies, state and local governments, and corporations. Emphasis is placed on preparation, review, and requirements of an EIS as a tool for environmental assessment. Techniques of geologic and atmospheric data collection and analysis with special emphasis on those parametric and non-parametric statistics utilized in the applied Geosciences.