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Overcoming the Limitations of an Urban Setting Through Field-based Earth Systems Inquiry part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Disconnection between students and nature in an urban setting thwarts student engagement and impedes geoscience teaching and learning. Conducting field trips is one way to engage students, but the ...

Urban Geology: Principles of Geology

Placing Urban Schools at the Forefront of the Revolution in Earth Science Education part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Space-age technologies have revolutionized Earth science, but this revolution has yet to extend to Earth science education. Urban schools, however, can be at the forefront of reform because cities ...

Urban Geology: Principles of Geology

Earth Science in the City: A Reader part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Earth Science in the City: A Reader is an introduction to the study of the natural setting of a city as it's foundation. It is also intended as a response to the growing concern about the lack of of ...

Urban Geology: Resources, Geohazards, GIS, Geologic/Geophysical Mapping, Land Use

University of Nebraska, Omaha: Earth Science for Educators part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This Earth science content course is offered in the summer for practicing K-12 teachers working toward a Certificate in Urban Education or a Masters of Education. Teachers explore the interdisciplinary nature of ...

Urban Geology: Principles of Geology

New York State GIS Clearinghouse part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The state of New York provides links to a collection of GIS data sites. Topics listed include map products, orthoimagery, raster imagery, downloadable software and GIS information for New York State.
Urban Geology: GIS, Geologic/Geophysical Mapping

Almanac of Policy Issues: Environment part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This collection provides balanced information on major U.S. public policy issues concerning the environment. Topics include air quality, energy, global warming, hazardous waste, land use, recycling, ...
Urban Geology: Land Use, Environmental Issues

NASA Satellite Confirms Urban Heat Islands Increase Rainfall Around Cities part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This press release from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center details new research on satellite data. The data collected by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission show that the extra heat retained by ...
Urban Geology: Environmental Issues

Sustaining Multiple Functions for Urban Wetlands part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website provides summary and contact information for the Urban Wetlands research group at Oregon State University. This project will establish partnerships among public agencies, educators, and ...
Urban Geology: Resources, Environmental Issues

Landsat 7 Data Sets part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Landsat 7 data download page provides a number of Landsat 7 scene subsets in LAN and TIFF format. The scenes are images of geomorphic or geographic features such as volcanoes, coastlines, urban ...
Urban Geology: Land Use

Volcanoes Loom as Sleeping Threat for Millions part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This National Geographic news article from July 2002 describes world wide volcanic hazards. Due to the increasing population near dangerous volcanoes, the importance of volcanic monitoring and hazard ...
Urban Geology: Geohazards