EESA06H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Active Layer, False Creek, Brimley Road
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A map will be on the exam. What collided with north america during creation of pangea. To apply that knowledge in the real world; make the planet more habitable. Understand how real world systems work and how we are changing these systems; e. g. climate. Planet is becoming a very urban planet . Almost 80% of world"s population live in cities. Cities create urban shadow that reaches far beyond the city in terms of the need to provide resources to uban cities. Many environmental problems worldwide are due to these supercities . Supercities = any city more than 10 million people. They are often in plate tectonic areas that are active (earthquakes, volcanoes) So the risk for natural hazards has increased. Not because there are more hazards, but because of fixed populations in active areas. Last year, more people were killed by earthquakes then by disease. Rapid environmental changes on the margins of urban areas.
