These urban geology projects explore and highlight the geology of local places, homes, schools and parks, where people spend time outside. Urban geology for the community.
Projects highlight untold stories of diversity in the history of geology, and encourage use of modern mapping tools like Geoscience Atlas the provincial LiDAR hill-shade maps from GeoNova, as well as the Karst Risk Map and the Radon Risk Map.
Urban Geology Tours
Explore several examples of – Urban Geology Tours developed in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Learn about Recent Work in Urban Geology (2022 Blog Post)
Explore some recent History of Geoscience research:
Elizabeth Raymond King – A geologist inspired by Bay of Fundy minerals and the Nova Scotian Institute of Science. PNSIS V50
Learn more about Urban Geology of Halifax Harbour:
Lewis et al 1998. Earth Science and Engineering: Urban Development in the Metropolitan Halifax Region, in Urban Geology of Canadian Cities. Geological Association of Canada.