Geosciences and Remote Sensing

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

Environmental Geology is investigates the relationship between society and the geologic environment. The three areas of study e three areas of study will be: will be: 1) geologic hazards such as floods, landslides, volcanoes and earthquakes; landslides, volcanoes and earthquakes; 2) geologic resources such as metals, stone, fossil fuels, and resources such as metals, stone, fossil fuels, and water; and, water; and 3) environmental challenges such as waste disposal and ground water contamination. The fundamentals concepts of environmental geology are Human population growth, Hazardous earth processes, Sustainability, Earth as a system etc. Research on environmental geology emphases on the chemical and physical processes occurring at or near Earth’s surface impacting by human activities. Hydrogeology is the important now a days as some parts of the world are blessed with frequent rainfall and plentiful surface water resources, but most of the countries need to use water that is stored underground to supplement their needs. Environmental geology applies geologic information to the prediction, solution and study of geologic problems such as Earth materials,  Landscape evaluation, Natural hazards, Environmental impact analysis and remediation.