Environmental Studies & Sciences equips students to explore the complex and evolving issues of environmental studies through an interdisciplinary approach combining natural sciences, social sciences, visual and performing arts, and humanities.
This course is a survey of natural and human-influenced geological "catastrophes," and focuses primarily on four hazards that are relevant to the Puget Sound region: (1) volcanic eruptions, (2) earthquakes, (3) floods, (4) landslides. It examines the relationship of science and other fields, including economics and politics, in the development of policy to help us cope with potential catastrophes.