Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Coastal geomorphology, classification of coasts, geological factors influencing coastline development, beach profiles, dynamics of the coastal zone. Physical and environmental factors in relation to coastal sediment movement, sedimentation patterns in estuaries and bays, influence of coastal structures on sedimentation, coastal problems and management. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this unit students will have -Gained an understanding of coastal types and the underlying controls governing coastal development. Gained an understanding of geological systems and processes influencing the evolution of the coastal zone, coastal landforms and their origin. Gained a knowledge of the key physical processes driving the sediment transport system in the coastal zone, on seasonal, annual, and longer time scales. Gained understanding of some of the approaches adopted in the management of coastal problems. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Provided during classes. |
Unit Texts: | Woodroffe, C. D., Coasts:form, process and evolution. Cambridge Carter, R. W. G. and Woodroffe, C. D., Coastal Evolution. Cambridge |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 70%. Final examination 30%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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