| Earth Sciences 081B - "Resources, Environment and Sustainability in a Material Society" | | ES081 Home | |
Course Schedule
All Readings are in the text book,
Resources, Environment, and Sustainability in a Material Society
All Laboratory exercises are in the lab manual, Environmental Geology: A
Canadian Perspective. A Laboratory Manual for Environmental Geology (Fall 2006
Ed.), by
Lescinsky and Dufresne
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| Week: Jan. 8-12 | No Lab | |
| Jan. 9 | Sustainable Development & the Environment | Chapter 1 |
| Jan. 11 | Sustainable Development & the Environment | Chapter 1 |
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| Week: Jan. 15-19 | No Lab | |
| Jan. 16 | Introduction to Geology | Chapter 2 |
| Jan. 18 | Introduction to Geology | Chapter 2 |
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| Week: Jan. 22-26 | Lab 1: Identifying Rocks & Minerals (Handout in Lab) | |
| Jan. 23 | Plate Tectonics & the Structure of the Earth | Chapter 3 |
| Jan. 25 | Catastrophic Events and Natural Disasters | Chapter 4 |
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| Week: Jan. 29-Feb. 2 | Lab 2: Natural Hazards & Mitigation (in Lab Manual) | |
| Jan. 30 | Hazard Mitigation and Living with Disasters | Chapter 5 |
| Feb. 1 | Flooding | Chapter 6 |
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| Week: Feb. 5-9 | Lab 3: Flooding & the Thames River | |
| Feb. 6 | Mineral Resources and Society | Chapter 7 |
| Feb. 8 | Mining in Canada | Chapter 8 |
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| Week: Feb. 12-16 | Lab 4: The Economics of Mining | |
| Feb. 13 | Mining and Sustainable Development | Chapter 9 |
| Feb. 15 | Economics of Mining | Chapter 10 |
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| Week: Feb. 19-23 | Lab 5: What is Energy? | |
| Feb. 20 (during lecture) | Lecture Midterm (study guide) | |
| Feb. 22 | Energy and the Environment | Chapter 11 |
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| Week: Feb. 26-Mar. 2 | Conference Week - no class | |
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| Week: Mar. 5-9 | Lab 6: Acid Rain | |
| Mar. 6 | Energy and the Environment | Chapter 11 |
| Mar. 8 | Air Pollution | Chapter 12 |
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| Week: Mar. 12-16 | Lab 7: Dealing with Waste | |
| Mar. 13 | Soil Quality and Desertification | Chapter 13 & 14 |
| Mar. 15 | Waste Management | Chapter 15 |
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| Week: Mar. 19-23 | Lab 8: Groundwater & Pollution | |
| Mar. 20 | Water Resources & the Great Lakes | Chapter 16 |
| Mar. 22 | Water Resources & the Great Lakes | Chapter 16 |
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| Week: Mar. 26-30 | Lab 9: Climate Change | |
| Mar. 27 | Water Pollution | Chapter 17 |
| Mar. 29 | Climate Change & Global Warming | Chapter 18 |
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| Week: Apr. 2-6 | Lab 10: Campus Fieldtrip | |
| Apr. 3 | Climate Change & Global Warming | Chapter 18 |
| Apr. 5 | Politics and Environmental Policy | Chapter 19 |
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| Week: Apr. 9-13 | Lab Final | |
| Apr. 10 | Sustainable Development and Canada | Chapter 20 |
| Apr. 12 | Review (study guide for Final) | |
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| Week: Apr. 14-30 | Final Exam: Preliminary Schedule | |
| Thurs Apr. 19, 7:00-10:00PM in TBA | ||
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