Rivers and Coasts - ZPEM2205

 
Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences @ ADFA
 
 
Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Equivalent: AGOC2105
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 5 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Rivers play a dynamic role in shaping the Earth's landforms. Understanding sediment transport, erosion and deposition processes within rivers is critical to the management of our catchments. Coastal and estuarine areas are key features at the land-marine interface and play a major role in controlling pollutant delivery to the world’s oceans. This course examines processes forming and modifying contemporary river basins, and the delivery of material downstream to estuaries and coasts. Particular attention is given to the response of rivers and coasts to climate and land use change along with the social and economic factors influencing their management.