Understanding science

4: The dynamic earth: wealth and waste. Threats and opportunities for the United Kingdom

Seminar date: 12 May 2000

• Introduction
  Professor Sir Gabriel Horn FRS

Topic 1 Setting the Scene

• Professor Dan McKenzie FRS
  The earth as a dynamic system: continental drift and the movement of land masses

Topic 2 Hazards

• Professor Herbert Huppert FRS
  Volcanoes and their effects
• Professor Ekhard Salje FRS
  Disposal of nuclear waste

Topic 3 Wealth

• Dr Susan Horsefield
  Oil and gas discovery and extraction
• Professor Adam Schultz
  The wealth of the seabed

Topic 4 Legal and Economic Aspects

• Professor James Crawford
  Earth's riches: establishing ownership
• Mr Oliver Prior
  The impact of earthquakes and other natural catastrophes on the UK economy

The title of this document is: Understanding science: 4: The dynamic earth: wealth and waste. Threats and opportunities for the United Kingdom
URL: http://www.cam.ac.uk/about/scienceseminars/earth/

Seminar presented: 12/05/2000