GEO- 305

Credit Hours - 3

Dr. Salma Hamza

11-09-2017
 Lecture 1

Introduction
Environmental Geology

11-09-2017
 Geology the study of the earth, its
materials and their properties, its internal
and external physical, chemical, and
biological properties, and its history
 Environment anything, living or
nonliving, that surrounds and influences
living organisms
 Environmental Geology the application
of geology to environmental concerns
Importance of Environmental Geology
 the application of geological data and
information for people's needs and the
improvement of our environment
How to avoid/minimize impacts from geologic
hazards
How to find and use resources wisely: water,
minerals, etc.
How to dispose of waste wisely: solid, water,
etc.
 Geologic processes affect every inhabitant
of Earth
Earthquakes
Floods
Landslides
Volcanoes
 Geologic processes operate on multiple
time scales
Slow geological processes
Formation of minerals
Evolution of the Earths atmosphere
Fast geological processes
Earthquakes
Landslides
 Humans depend on material resources
from the Earth
Minerals
Metals
Energy
Soil
Water
Human Population Growth