University of Liverpool Department of Geography & Planning

General information

n the School of Environmental Sciences, we study Planet Earth. We investigate its core and mantle, through to the dynamic lithosphere and crust and the tectonic processes that are expressed at the Earth’s surface in the form of volcanoes and earthquakes. We study the past and present oceans in order to understand how they influence the climate system and the cycling of elements. We are interested in the shaping of the land past and present, from the building of mountains to their erosion by water, wind and ice. We investigate the Earth’s ecosystems, how they are impacted by our species and how human populations can be planned for and managed in the huge variety of environments in which we live. We are concerned with natural and human-induced risks to our population and to the planet ecosystem, and the means to mitigate them.