ENVS6312 Geomorphology: Landscape Evolution under Changing Climate
| Offered By | Fenner School of Environment and Society |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Environmental Science |
| Offered in | Summer Session, 2013 and Summer Session, 2014 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
The earth's surface and its landforms are continually changing as a result of erosion and sedimentation, both slow and catastrophic, governed by interactions between climate, biota and tectonic movements. Beginning with the origins of mountain belts, continental-scale lands of low relief, and island chains, the course shows how landforms ranging from mountains to rivers evolve through regolith and soil formation, erosion and sediment transport. The influence of geologic substrates, climate, biota and tectonics on these processes are examined, drawing on contrasting landscapes including those of arid Australia, cool temperate and tectonically active New Zealand and tropical, mountainous Papua New Guinea. Methods are introduced for measuring soil and regolith formation, erosion rates and other geomorphologic processes, including intermittent natural hazards such as landslides and tsunamis. Particular attention is paid to the impacts of climatic shifts such as those of the ice ages, and the effects of human colonisation. This course is held in Summer Session from 9-17 February 2013. |
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| Workload |
Summer Session - 3 hours lectures, mornings; 3 hours practical, afternoons; and field excursion, 2 all day trips. |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies - Sustainability, and Resource Management and Environmental Science |
| Eligibility |
Bachelor degree; with general science knowledge. |
| Preliminary Reading |
To be advised. |
| Programs | Master of Archaeological Science, Master of Environment, and Master of Environment |
| Academic Contact | Dr John Field |
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