Geography of Hazards

Course Main Objective

The Main Objective of the Course is to Learn about types and taxonomy of natural hazards and ways to predict; realize methods to avoid and deal with them upon occurring; acquire skills of positive dealing with the natural environment and contribute to solving its problems.

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
• 1.1 Identify the basic concepts of natural hazards and disasters and their geographic taxonomy, the natural and human reasons of natural hazards and disasters and ways to fight against them.
• 2. Skills
• 2.1 Prove their knowledge of the concepts and theories of physical geography and differentiate between the agent, the process and the resulted phenomenon.
• 2.2 Use traditional and electronic library to complete and submit the assignments.
• 3. Values
• 3.1 Appreciate teamwork principle and bear individual and collective responsibility.

Course Content:

1. Basic concepts of the natural disasters.
2. The geological hazards and disasters (earthquakes- volcanoes)
3. Meteorological and hydro-hazards and disasters (storms-flood torrents- floods- drought).
4. Snow-related hazards.
5. Hazards and the earth's surface (geomorphology) soil erosion and degradation of its properties- desertification- landslides- subsidence).
6. Coast-related hazards.
7. Biological hazards (forest fires- pasture fires- locust hazards and how to fight)
8. Hazards resulted from human acts (technical hazards).

Textbook (s)

- Mahsoub, Muhammad.S.A. (2009-1430). Natural Hazards and Disasters. Dar Alfikr Al-Arabi, Cairo.
- Sha'ban, Usama.H. (2009). Natural Hazards and Disasters. Dal alfajr, Cairo.
- Islam, Ahmad.M. (1996). The Universe. Alam almarefa, National Council for Authorship, Translation and Publishing, Kuwait.
- Ashraf, Abdel Aziz.T. (1997). Environmental Pollution Its Present and Future. Alex Book Center, Alexandria.
- Journal of Kuwait Geographical Society.

Course ID: GEOG 352