Spring 2023
LS 70C 001 - LEC 001
Living on the Edge
Robert Kayen
Class #:23703
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
27
Enrolled: 87
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 114
Waitlist Max: 30
Open Reserved Seats:
23 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Hours & Workload
1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Final Exam
THU, MAY 11TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Other classes by Robert Kayen
+ 2 Independent Study
Course Catalog Description
Introduction to natural and human-induced hazards and their impacts on current and future development. The course explores dangers posed by geologic-, atmospheric-, pandemic-, and climate change-hazards and their impacts on human health and well-being. Examples of these dangers include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, the C0VID-19 pandemic, extreme heat, and drought. The course evaluates these hazards in the context of long-term hazards and risks to society and options for future adaptation and mitigation. The course explores the way scientists and engineers understand and evaluate hazards, vulnerability, and risk: three central and unifying concepts explored throughout the semester.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
No credit for students who have taken Civil Engineering 70
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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