Natural Hazards Semester: Spring Year: 2021 Subject Name: Geosciences Course Number: 510 Institution: UMass Amherst Natural hazards as interaction of extreme geophysical events and the spatial organization of human activities. Topics include earthquakes, floods, drought, landslides, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Policy and economic implications of hazards, risk assessment, hazard mapping. Some prior experience of scientific subjects recommended. Comments: Previous Geology or Geography course, or permission of the instructor. Instructor Permission: Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only. Link to Campus Courses Schedule #: 76692 Course Sections Year - Any -2021202020192018201720162015201420132012 Term - Any -FallSpring Subject Course Number Institution - Any -Amherst CollegeHampshire CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeSmith CollegeUMass Amherst Section Number Natural Hazards Sect # Credits Instructor(s) Instructor Email Meeting Times Location 01 3.0 Michele Cooke-Andresen cooke@geo.umass.edu TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM Fully Remote Class