Lecture
Natural Hazards and Society
Course and term details
- Sequence
- 40
- Part of term
- OL
- Term
- Fall 2026
- Delivery
- Online-Asynchronous
- Delivery code
- I
- Linked section
- No
- Open section
- No
Fall 2026
GEOL3550 CRN 14022Natural Hazards and Society
LectureOnlineValastro, Cecile MOnline · async
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Schedule
Days TBD
08/31/2026 – 12/11/2026
Meeting type
Class · LEC
Faculty
Valastro, Cecile MPrimary
cmv@uwyo.edu
Seats
0
open of 20 seats
Enrollment and waitlist
- Enrollment
- 20
- Maximum enrollment
- 20
- Seats available
- 0
- Wait capacity
- 0
- Wait count
- 0
- Wait seats available
- 0
Credits
3
3
All credit fields
- Credit hours
- 3
- Credit range
- 3
Course description
This course considers societal structures and processes as they interact with hazards in the natural environment. Examines the natural and human dimensions of hazards, focusing on the environmental settings, risk assessment, and steps taken in mitigation, adaptation, and protection, to reduce the impacts of hazards and disasters locally and globally. Prerequisites: Completion of any PN course; Junior standing
Attributes
1
TPN2 · Program Fees - Engineering Sci
Full attribute list
- TPN2
Program Fees - Engineering Sci
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