ECTS - University of Pisa
Scheda programma d'esame
ADVANCED GEOMORPHOLOGY
MARTA PAPPALARDO
Academic year2016/17
CourseENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Code085DD
Credits6
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
COMPLEMENTI DI GEOMORFOLOGIAGEO/04LEZIONI56
MARTA PAPPALARDO unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student who successfully completes the course will be aware of the fundamental causes of ongoing climatic and environmental change. He/she will have an advanced knowledge of the indicators of climatic/environmental change and of the methods used to quantify it in the wide perspective of a geologcal time frame. The student will be able to critically evaluate the literature on the topic of environmental change including the IPCC reports.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student will be assessed on his/her ability to critically discuss the main course contents using the appropriate terminology. He/she will demonstrate to have aquired the ability to carry out either the practical activities illustrated by the teacher during the fieldwork or the bibliografhic research agreed with the teacher.

Methods:

  • Final oral exam
  • Written report

Further information:
Final oral exam 70%, written report on a practical activity carried out in the field or on a further personal bibliographic research 30%
Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • participation in seminar
  • preparation of oral/written report
  • group work
  • Bibliography search
  • Practical

Attendance: Advised

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • Seminar
  • project work
Syllabus
Paradigms of Geomorphology The debate on climate change and IPCC Hisorical Climatology Glaciers as indicators of climatic and environmental change (fluctuations of the equilibrium line altitude of mountain glaciers, ice cores in polar glaciers) Sea level change (how to monitor ongoing sea level change and reconstruct sea level change occurred in the past) Morphological processes responsible for rock coasts shaping
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes a number of articles from scientific journals that are mentioned during the lectures and are summarized in the didactic material (slides showed during lectures) that can be downloaded from the course portal (http://www.dst.unipi.it/claroline185)
Work placement
Yes
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27