ACTIVE LEARNING MODULES ON THE   
HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL CHANGE 
Global Change and Environmental Hazards:
Is the World Becoming More Disastrous?
By
Jerry T. Mitchell and Susan L. Cutter
Department of Geography, University of South Carolina
 
What Is This Module About? | Editor's Note | Full Table of Contents 
Unit 1: What Are Environmental 
Hazards?		 Unit 2: Are Things Getting Better   
or Worse?		 Unit 3: How Do Societies Respond   
and Adjust to Environmental Hazards?
References | Glossary | Notes on Active Pedagogy | Supporting Materials | Appendices

Significant revisions contributed by CCG2 Summer 1996 workshop participants Emma Archer (Clark University), Sarah Bednarz (Texas A&M University), Stanley Brunn (University of Kentucky), Nora Chiang (Taiwan University), Eric Fournier (University of Georgia), Jeff Lash (Southwest Texas State University), Susanne Moser (Clark University), and Frances Slater (University of London) and by Project Staff member Jeremy Holman (Clark University).

Developing Active Learning Modules on the Human Dimensions of Global Change
"Global Change and Environmental Hazards:  Is the World Becoming More Disastrous?"
© 1997 by the Association of American Geographers, 1710 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-3198. Phone: (202) 234-1450, Fax: (202) 234-2744, E-mail: gaia@aag.org. ISBN: 0-89291-245-6. Printed copies of this document may be ordered directly from the Association.

Project director, Susan Hanson, Clark University, acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the Association of American Geographers (AAG) (Grant No. DUE-9354651) for the development of these teaching materials. Administrative support is provided through the AAG's Second Commission on College Geography (CCG2) and the AAG's Educational Affairs Director, Osa Brand, and her staff. General Project support is provided by Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts which also hosted a workshop to develop the modules further. The hard work of the conference participants evident in these materials is greatly appreciated. Kay Hartnett, Clark University, gave most generous and proficient graphic design advice. Module authors, co-authors, and other contributors are solely responsible for the opinions, findings, and conclusions stated in this module which do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF or AAG.

These materials were converted to hypertext form with the permission of the authors and the AAG by Jeremy Holman, CCG2 Project Staff Member (Clark University).  The format of the Internet version of these materials has been adopted and modified from that developed by Jennifer Goett, University of Texas at Austin.

This page was created on 05/22/98 by Jeremy Holman.  Last updated on 05/22/98 by JTH.