All Applied Earth Science

Disciplines that apply earth-science knowledge to practical human problems rather than studying the planet for its own sake. Includes engineering geology, the assessment of rock and soil conditions for construction, foundations and slope stability, and environmental geology, the study of how geological processes and hazards affect human activity and the reverse. Belongs here: any discipline whose defining purpose is the practical application of earth science to construction, resource management, hazard mitigation or environmental protection. Does not belong here: a discipline studying the same rock, soil or hazard process for its own scientific description with no stated applied purpose (Branch of Geology, Earth Science).