Resources from the Earth
Overview
1. Earth resources and society: Population and economic growth, exploitation and consequences, resources versus reserves, economic cycles.
2. Plate Tectonics and resources: rock cycle, plate tectonics overview, igneous and metamorphic processes, shallow subsurface processes, surface processes, marine processes.
3. History of Earth resources: early exploitation of resources, the colonial era, modern resource trends, history of resources in Canada.
4. Environmental impacts related to earth resources: resource extraction, usage, and waste disposal.
5. Resources, their properties, occurrence and use:
a) Energy: Fossil fuels, nuclear energy, geothermal energy, other renewable energy resources.
b) Metals and metaloids: Iron, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, silicon, nickel, chromium, base metals, precious metals, exotic metals.
c) Industrial Minerals used in fertilizers, chemicals, building materials, others.
d) Gemstones: diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, others.
e) Water and groundwater: hydrologic cycle, occurrence, quality, production, conservation.
f) Soil: formation, properties, uses, conservation.
6. Future of Earth resources.
Lecture and seminar. A field trip may be scheduled.
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:
Term papers, projects 10 - 40%
Assignments 0 - 20%
Midterm Exam 20 - 30%
Final Exam 30%
Upon completing the course, a student will be able to:
1. describe the relationship between society and the demand and use of Earth resources;
2. describe the concept of plate tectonics and the major related Earth processes, and explain how occurrence of important resources is related to tectonics;
3. understand that environmental impacts follow from use of resources, and be able to discuss important impacts and mitigating activities;
4. name important mineral and metal resources and discuss how they are extracted and used;
5. name important energy resources and discuss how they are harnessed or extracted;
6. describe the occurrence, use and extraction of groundwater and water;
7. describe uses and conservation of soil.
Students should consult the bookstore for the latest required course materials, including textbook.
Textbook: Craig, J.R., Vaughn, D.J., Skinner, B.J; Earth Resources and the Environment; Prentice Hall or an equivalent text.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers to Other Institutions
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
Institution | Transfer details for EAES 1900 |
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Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX SOSC 1XX (3) |
Athabasca University (AU) | AU GEOL 313 (3) |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU SCEL 1XX (3) |
College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR GEOL 1XX (3) |
Langara College (LANG) | LANG GEOL 1XXX (3) |
North Island College (NIC) | NIC GEO 1XX (3) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU EASC 107 (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOL 1XXX (3) |
University Canada West (UCW) | UCW SCIE 1XX (3) |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO EESC_O 1st (3) |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC GEOG 1XX (3) |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV GEOG 1XX (3) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC EOS 1XX (1.5) |
Vancouver Community College (VCC) | VCC EVSC 1XXX (3) |
Vancouver Community College (VCC) | No credit |
Course Offerings
Fall 2025
CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
35290
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Mon Wed | Instructor last name
Waddington
Instructor first name
Dave
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Course status
Open
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