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| GEOG0619-1 | Coastal geomorphology
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 2d FW |
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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: means of prospection. Morphology of the continental shelf and slope. Underwater canyons.
- Variations of the shorelines : Quaternary variations. Causes and consequences of the current rise in the sea level. Principle of Bruun. Sedimentary balance of the beaches.
- Classification of the coasts.
- Regional examples: Belgian, corsican and sardinian coast but also Vietnam and 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 on the field.
One day will be devoted to the study of the estuary of the River Scheldt (Netherlands) and another at the Opal Coast (France). |
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| Organization : | 15h of theoretical courses organized in 5 sessions of 3h.
2 days of field trip in France and in the Netherlands. |
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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: Written (15/20).
Practical: Test on didactic field trips at sight (5/20). |
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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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