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TI303: Coastal Dynamics
Semester 1 | Credits: 5
The coastal zone exists at the interface of land, sea and atmosphere, making it a highly complex environment. Only through improved understanding of the processes operating in this zone can we hope to understand and manage this valuable resource in a sustainable manner. This course introduces the basic concepts of coastal science. The role of waves, wind and sea-level in shaping the coast are explored. Conversely, the shape of coastal landforms affects these processes; this interaction between process and form is considered within a morphodynamic framework.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of using the systems approach to coastal environments.
- Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary coastal processes and landforms.
- Appreciate and develop skills that are used in the investigation of coastal environments, with fieldwork as an essential part of this learning process.
- Identify complex constraints on, and opportunities for, human exploitation of coastal resources.
- Comprehend and evaluate the patterns and processes controlling long-term coastal evolution and relative sea-level change.
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- CHRISTINA COSTELLO HAVERTY:
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- KEVIN LYNCH:
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- EUGENE FARRELL:
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Reading List
- "Coastal Processes and Geomorphology" by Masselink et al.
Publisher: Hodder - "Coastal Systems" by Haslett, S. K.
Publisher: Routledge - "The World's Beaches: A Global Guide to the Science of the Shoreline" by Pilkey et al.
- "Handbook of beach and shoreface morphodynamics" by Short, A.D.
Publisher: Wiley - "Coastal Environments" by Carter, R. W. G.
Publisher: Academic Press - "Beaches and Coasts" by Davis Jr., R. and Fitzgerald D.
Publisher: Blackwell - "Coasts: Form, process and evolution." by Woodroffe, C. D.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.