General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Coastal Hazards - A Challenge For Coastal Zone Management And Tourism |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | prof. dr hab. Karl Stattegger |
| Lecturer's email | karsta8@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | lecturer |
| Faculty | Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences |
| Semester | 2022/2023 (summer) |
| Duration | 30 |
| ECTS | 5 |
| USOS code | xxxxx |
Timetable
will be agreed with students.
Module aim (aims)
The main goals of the the course are to present the basic knowledge on hazards in coastal environments during the lectures and to provide a practical approach with a field trip to the Polish coast.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
none
Syllabus
During the course the folling topics will be presented:
- coastal environments in the context of geoscience;
- the physical processes triggering coastal hazards: coastal flooding by sea-level rise, storms, tsunamis and by coastal subsidnce;
- the effects: shoreline retreat and coastal erosion;
- the impacts of coastal hazards and socio-economic consequences for human societies and adaption by coastal zone management;
- practical approach to assess coastal hazards and coastal protection during a 3-days field trip to the Polish coast.
Reading list
Ahlhorn, F., 2018. Integrated coastal zone management. 197 p., Springer.
Masselink, G., Gehrels, R., eds., 2014. Coastal environments and global change. 438 p., Wiley.