Urban Geology

BYTES of the BIG APPLE part of SERC Web Resource Collection

BYTES of the BIG APPLE is a family of software, data and geographic base map files for the City of New York.

NYC DOITT - Services: GIS part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The mission of Citywide GIS is to develop, support and host an accurate digital map and geo-referenced data along with associated tools and applications that allow all City agencies to use the ...

New York City - Landsat and Land Use Change part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This NASA page has LandSat data for New York City from 1990 and 2000. Tiff files are available for true-color and false color images. Images showing vegetative cover are also available.

An Indoor Shopping Mall Building Stone Investigation with Handheld Technology for Introductory Geoscience Students part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Abstract - Field exercises are a valuable addition to introductory-level geoscience courses but are not always possible in an urban setting. This article from the Journal of Geoscience Education ...

Connecting Urban Students with their Rivers Generates Interest and Skills in the Geosciences part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Abstract - Two different enrichment programs for urban high school students from the Greater Hartford Area of Connecticut were conducted during the summer of 2002. They were designed to expose ...

Urban Geology part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This issue of the Canadian Building Digest highlights the subsurface issues that cities have faced for centuries such as unstable ground due to resource extraction or subsidence. Several historical ...

A Student-centered Regional Planning Group Activity for Non-science Majors part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Abstract - An authentic regional planning public workshop activity was modified and used to introduce the Earth surface portion of an Earth Science lecture course. Undergraduate non-science majors ...

Geoscience Education for Realtors, Appraisers, Home Inspectors, and Homeowners part of SERC Print Resource Collection

Geoantiquites: Concepts and Applications for Education in the Urban Landscape part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Abstract - A geoantiquity is a natural record of Earth history that documents environmental change. Geoantiquities are typically expressed as classic geomorphic landscapes shaped by surficial ...

Teacher Workshops Using Geoantiquities: Case History of Modern Great Salt Lake and Pleistocene Lake Bonneville Shorelines, Utah part of SERC Print Resource Collection