Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

EMT 503 — Ecological Disasters and Control

EMT department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• explain natural hazards and their management
• describe emergency responses and role of key players
• discuss ecological consequences of natural resource mismanagement; and
• explain erosion, hurricane, land slide, earthquakes, mud Slide, tsunamis and tornadoes

Course contents

Ecological consequences of mismanagement of natural resources. Origin and causes of erosion. Erosion forecasting. Surface water management. Soil hydrology. Soil water movement. Drainage, leaching and water disposal. Economics and benefits of erosion control. Mechanics of erosion. Types and forms of erosion. Evapo-transportation.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study EMT 503.

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