Holocene environmental catastrophes and recovery

[Katherine HARLE]

-----Original Message-----
From: Suzanne Leroy [mailto:Suzanne.Leroy at BRUNEL.AC.UK] 
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 3:35 AM
To: QUATERNARY at morgan.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: Holocene environmental catastrophes and recovery


hello there, 
I would like to advertise for  a new conference for next year. See you soon
in London. 
Suzanne 
  

 An international conference on 


"Holocene environmental catastrophes and recovery" 
2-7 Sept. 2002


at Brunel Univesity, west London. 


Co-sponsored by Brunel University, INQUA and PAGES. 


The four main themes are: 
1 - Geological catastrophes and their impact on society e.g. megalandslides,
earthquakes, tsunami, fires, volcanic eruptions 
2 - Environmental causes of civilisation collapse 
3 - Biological impacts on societies: extinctions, epidemies, plague,
haemorrhagic fever 
4 - Climatological impacts on society, e.g. historical droughts. 


An informal pre-conference fieldtrip is planned that will examine evidence
for past environmental catastrophes in the Scottish Highlands (post-glacial
large-magnitude earthquakes; glacial megafloods; Storegga-Slides tsunami
event; human impacts of Icelandic volcanic catastrophes; environmental 
disturbances in Loch Ness). 
Preliminary dates for the fieldtrip are 26 to 31 August 2002. More details
to follow. 


see for more information: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/geo/Catastrophes/
<http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/geo/Catastrophes/>  
  


contact: Prof. Suzanne A. G. Leroy, 
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Brunel University, Uxbridge, 
Middlesex UB8 3PH, (West London), UK. 
suzanne.leroy at brunel.ac.uk, 
direct: +44-1895-20 31 78; fax: +44-1895-20 32 17, secr: +44-1895-20 3215 
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/geo/newweb/peoplesub.html
<http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/geo/newweb/peoplesub.html>  


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Prof. Suzanne A. G. Leroy, 
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Brunel University, Uxbridge,
Middlesex UB8 3PH, (West London), UK. 
suzanne.leroy at brunel.ac.uk, 
direct: +44-1895-20 31 78; fax: +44-1895-20 32 17, secr: +44-1895-20 32 15 
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/geo/newweb/peoplesub.html
<http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/geo/newweb/peoplesub.html>  


Please consult our website: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/geo/Catastrophes/
<http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/geo/Catastrophes/>  
for the conference on "Holocene environmental catastrophes and recovery",
2-7 Sept. 2002.