All teaching and field trips are on Fridays so that students from other campuses may attend with greater ease.
Available Hobart with permission of the unit coordinator.
Introduction
Catchment and coastal sedimentary landscapes change with erosion, landslides, river bank collapse, and coastal retreat with sea level rise, and this unit focuses on understanding processes and management. Vulnerability of different types of coastal systems to environmental change is explored, using international case studies where problems are already occurring, allowing you to understand effective adaptation. Fieldtrips will visit real current situations, and you will learn field and laboratory techniques to assess, monitor and manage to sustain resilience. The context of longer term environmental change, geomorphic thresholds and interactions with biodiversity is incorporated, including ecosystem-based adaptation.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Rivers and Coasts |
|---|---|
| Unit code | KGA326 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences |
| Discipline | Geography and Spatial Sciences |
| Coordinator | Joanna Ellison |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
25 Credit Points in Interrmediate level units
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
KGA216
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 2 x 1-hr lectures weekly, 3 fieldwork days and 3 x 3-hr practicals |
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| Assessment | 2-hr exam (50%), 1500-word report (30%), practical/field assessment (20%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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| Recommended |
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