Coastal Processes & Coastal Management (F8034)
Coastal Processes and Coastal Management
Module F8034
Module details for 2010/11.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
The course covers the following topics in coastal processes: wave generation, types and characteristics; tides and tidal regimes and their relationship to coastal development; causes and scale of sea-level change in the past, present and future; sediment sources; processes of coastal weathering, erosion and deposition; evolution of rocky shores and associated landforms; coastal mass movement phenomena; processes of beach formation, erosion, deposition and change; coastal dune systems; estuarine processes and landforms including salt marshes; coastal biodiversity; theories and models of coastal evolution and change.
The course covers the following topics in coastal management: coastal hazards and their mitigation; methods of coastal defence and shoreline management; hard and soft engineering solutions, their impacts and effectiveness; flood protection methods; land reclamation, and problems associated with beach and off-shore gravel extraction; impacts of rising sea level on coastal processes and their implications for human use and occupancy of coastal environments.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Exercise | Spring Week 9 | 25.00% |
| Exercise | Spring Week 9 | 25.00% |
| Essay | Summer Week 1 | 50.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Term | Lecture | 3 hours | 111111111000 |
| Spring Term | Seminar | 2 hours | 111111111000 |
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