Origin, stability and management of coastal and volcanic landscapes
Associate Professor Jim Peterson
8 points * 5 hours per week * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: As for GES2130 * Two 1-hour lectures and a 3-hour practical
Coastal and volcanic landforms provide a contrast between endogenous and exogenous geomorphic origins, and abundant examples of many locally relevant type-examples can be found in Victoria. Changes during the most recent geological times have been great, and much interest centres on the nature of environmental stability and the changes due to catastrophic events, to natural fluctuations, and long-term trends. Study of geographical variation in landforms, especially in coastal development, leads to an assessment of the importance of understanding the nature of environmental stability to modern resources management.
Assessment
Written (3000 words): 20% * Examinations (3 hours): 50% * Practical work/Fieldwork: 30%
Prescribed texts
Bird E C F Coasts 3rd edn, ANU Press, 1984
Ollier C D Volcanoes Blackwell, 1987
Recommended texts
Bird E C F Coastline changes: A global review Wiley, 1985
Carter R W E Coastal environments Academic Press, 1988
Cas R A F and Wright J V Modern and ancient volcanic successions Allen and Unwin, 1986
Davies J L Geographical variation in coastal development Longman, 1980
Ollier C D Tectonics and landforms Longman, 1981
Thom B G (ed.) Coastal geomorphology in Australia Academic Press, 1985
Williams H and McBurney A R Volcanology Freeman, 1979