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| GEOG2012-1 | Coastal geomorphology
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Pr, 2d FW |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, didactic approach, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in oceanography, Research focus, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en développement territorial et géomatique, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, specialized approach, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en géomorphologie, 1st year | | Second semester | | 3 |
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| Holder(s) : | Aurelia Hubert |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course is divided in three main parts.
The first one is general and deals with morphological characteristics of the coastlines and beaches, coastal landforms and their rapid evolution, sea-level variations. The second focuses on the coastal processes: waves, tides, currents, storm surge, wind action. Finally the last one focuses o the different types of coast: beaches, dunes and barriers, cliffs and rocky shores, estuaries and delta, mangroves and reefs. The course emphasizes anthropogenic disturbances and general effects of a rising sea level in the different environments. |
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| Course objective : | The objective is to give an overall background of the processes and associated coastal morphologies combining lectures and individual reading of scientific papers or books. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basics in geology and geomorphology |
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| Workshops : | The lectures are supplemented by field trip of a 2-days and by practical exercises focusing on the analysis of maps, atlas and aerial photographs of the different environments studied. |
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| Organization : | The lectures last 1 hours and 30 minutes with additional 30 minutes discussion on individual lectures of scientific papers or books. Practical exercises last 2 hours in groups of 12 students (max) during the first part of the year. |
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| Written notes : | Ø PowerPoint Files of the lectures are available.
Ø Reference Book:
o Salomon J.N., Géomorphologie sous-marine et littorale, Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux
o Perry C., Taylor K., 2007, Environmental Sedimentology, Blackwell Publishing.
o Bird E., 2000, Coastal Geomorphology, an introduction, Wiley.
o Davis jr R.A., Fitgerald D.M., Beaches and coasts, Blackwell Publishing. |
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| Assessment : | Ø 70-80%: assessment based on a writing exam during the first examination;
Ø if underperforming, oral exam during the second examination ;
Ø 20-15%: assessment based on practical exercises;
0-15%: assessment based on individual work (analysis of field trip or of scientific papers). |
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| Contacts : | Aurélia Hubert-Ferrari
tél. 04/366 93 95
email : aurelia.ferrari@ulg.ac.be |
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