SUMMER 2003GEOHAZARDS COURSE AT UWI, MONA - page 006

Prepared and compiled by Rafi Ahmad, Unit for Disaster Studies,
Department of Geography and Geology,
University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

MODULE NO. 2: TYPES, MAGNITUDES, AND FREQUENCY OF HAZARDOUS GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES INCLUDING CASE STUDIES

Sub-module 2.1 Seismic Hazard
2.1 A Lectures # 5 –8 Seismic hazard and risk, including tsunami.
2.1 B Labs. # 5 -6
Lab. 5- How earthquakes are measured.
Lab. 6- Study of earthquakes in relation to plate boundaries. Focal plane solution. Link to USGS homepage.

Sub-module 2.2 Volcanic Hazard
2.2 A Lectures # 9-12 Volcanic hazard
2.2 B Lab. # 7 Study of volcanic hazards in the eastern Caribbean based on data available from UDS website and study of volcanic products from the recent volcanic eruptions.

Sub-module 2.3 Hurricanes and floods
2.3 A Lectures # 13- 16 Hurricanes and floods, basics, Caribbean examples particularly data from CDMP Storm surge mapping project from OAS website.
2.3 B Labs. # 8-9 – Using 1988 hurricane Gilbert as an example, understanding development of a hurricane, preparation of a hurricane track map, warning process, and analysis of damage in relation to geomorphologic features of an island state.

Sub-module 2.4 Landslides
2.4 A Lecture # 17- 21 Landslide hazard
2.4 B Lab. # 10- Anatomy of a landslide and landslide classification.


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