Contents

1. Course Information

2. Unit 1: Earth Systems, Natural Climate Change and Glaciation

   1. 1-1 Earth Systems Science and Environmental Geology

   2. 1-2 Geological Controls over the Earth’s Climate

   3. 1-3 Glaciation

   4. Unit 1 Attributions and References

3. Unit 2: Soils, Clay Minerals and Slope Failures

   1. 2-1 Soils

   2. 2-2 Clay Minerals

   3. 2-3 Mass Wasting

   4. Unit 2 Attributions and References

4. Unit 3: Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

   1. 3-1 Earthquakes

   2. 3-2 Volcanic Eruptions

   3. Unit 3 Attributions and References

5. Unit 4: Earth Resources, Sustainable Energy and Water Supplies

   1. 4-1 Mineral Resources

   2. 4-2 Non-Fossil-Fuel Energy Sources

   3. Unit 4 Attributions and References

   4. 4-3 Water Resources

6. Unit 5: Geological Issues in Waste Disposal and Geological Implications of Climate Change

   1. 5-1 Waste Disposal

   2. 5-2 Geological Implications of Climate Change

   3. Unit 5 Attributions and References