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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF EDUCATION COURSE CODE: ESM 204 COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL HARZARDS AND NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT Course Code ESM 204 ENVIRONM ENTAL HARZARDS AND NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT COURSE GUIDE BINJO ADEOFUN DEPARTM ENT OF ENVIRONM ENTAL MANAGEM ENT AND TOXICOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA. AND AHOVE MICHAEL CENTER FOR ENVIRONM ENT AND SCI ENCE EDUCA TION, LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...................................................................... 1 What you will learn in this course . ............................................................................................2 Course aims ........2 Course objective .............2 Work ing through this course ...3 Course mater ials ..3 Study Units Assessment ..3 Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs) ...4 Course overview ..........4 How to get the most from this course .....5 Summary Introduction Environmental Hazards and Natural Disaster Management is a two credit course. It will be available to all students to take towards the core module of their B.Sc (Hons) in Environmental Studies/Management. It will also be appropriate as one-off course for anyone who wants to be acquainted with the Natural and Environmental Disasters or/and does not intend to comp lete the NOUN qualification. The course is designed to contain ten units, which involve fundamental concepts and issues on Environmental Hazards and Disasters Management across the World and how to control and manage these disasters. The material has been designed to assist students in Nigeria by adapting the examples to our local communities. The intention of this course therefore, is to help the learner to be more familiar with Disaster Management. There are no compulsory prerequisites for this course, although basic prior knowledge in geography, biology and chemistry is very important in assisting the learner through this course. This Course Guide tells you in brief what the course is about, what course mater ials you will be using and how you can work your way through these materials. It gives suggestions on some general guid elines for the amount of time you are likely to spend on each unit of the course in order to complete it successfully. It also gives you some guidance on your tutor-marked assignments. Detailed infor mation on tutor-marked assignments is found in a separate booklet. What you will lea rn in this course The basic aim of Environmental Hazards and Natural Disaster Management is to acquaint learners with the basic concepts of Environmental Hazards and Natural Disaster Management for the enhancement of Environmental Resources Management in Nigeria. During this course, you will learn about Natural disasters such earthquakes, volcanic eruption, Snow Avalanche and other environmental hazards that may be experienced in the Nigerian environment. Some common environmental hazards in Niger ia such as flood, drought, desertification, landslide and acid rain will be d iscussed in this course. The course will g ive you general overview of the process of the occurrence of some of these hazards, causes, consequences and management of these environmental hazards. Course Aims The aim of the course can be summarized as follows: this course aims to give learners a clear conceptualisation of the basic issues surrounding the causes, effects and control management of environmental hazards in Niger ia and around the world. This will be achieved by aiming to: Introduce you to the basic concepts of environmental hazards. Outline common environmental disasters in Nigeria.
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