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| GEOG0606-1 | Geomorphology of the sea
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 6h Pr, 5d FW |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, didactic approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, specialized approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Holder(s) : | André Ozer |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | - Littoral morphology: coastal processes. Mechanisms of the marine erosion on rocky coasts. Action of the sea on crumbly coasts. Sea currents. Theory of Zenkovitch. Coastal marshes and estuaries.
- Underwater morphology: morphology of the continental shelf and slope. Sub-marine canyons.
- Sea level changes: Quaternary variations. Causes and consequences of the current rise of the sea level. Principle of Bruun. Sedimentary balance of the beaches.
- Classification of the coasts.
- Regional examples: Belgian, corsican - sardinian coast - Vietnam - Morocco. |
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| Course objective : | The coastal environment at the air-ground-sea contact is one of most fragile. It undergoes currently, directly or indirectly, a continually increasing anthropic pressure. It results from it that 90% of the worldwide littorals are today in erosion. For a adapted coastal planning, it is important to control the causes of this degradation in order to reduce their consequences. |
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| Prerequisites : | It is important to have good knowledge in geology, climatology and geomorphology. |
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| Workshops : | - Practical works will be devoted to the analysis of aerial photographies, topographic, geomorphological and bathymetric maps, and sedimentological techniques.
- The study days leaded on the field will be devoted to the examination of the ligurian and sardinian coastlines. |
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| Organization : | 15h of theoretical courses organized in 5 meetings of 3h.
6h of practical work organized in 3 meetings of 2h.
5 days on the coasts of Sardinia and Liguria. |
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| Written notes : | Notes of course exist:
1) theoretical course (A. OZER).
2) practical courses: tides assessment (O DEWITTE).
Reference works:
R. PASKOFF, 1985, Les littoraux : Impact des aménagements sur leur évolution, MASSON, 185 p.
J. PETHICK, 1997, An introduction to coastal geomorphology, ARNOLD, 260 p.
E. C. BIRD and M. L. SCHWARTZ, 1985, The world's coastline, VAN NOSTRAND, 1071 p.
J. R. VANNEY, 1977, Géomorphologie des plates-formes continentales, DOIN, 300p. |
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| Assessment : | Theory: writing (8/20)
Practical: Calculation of the tides: writing (4/20)
Interpretation of charts (4/20)
Interrogation on didactic voyages, with open book (4/20) |
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| Contacts : | A. OZER
Institut de Géographie, Allée du 6 Août, 2, (Bâtiment B11, Parking 12) à 4000 Liège
Tél. : 04/366.54.46 - Fax : 04/366.57.22 - E-mail : aozer@ulg.ac.be |
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