541-0504/04 – Geomorphology (GM)
Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | Ing. Mgr. Martin Kašing, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Mgr. Martin Kašing, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2009/2010 | Year of cancellation | 2022/2023 |
Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the subject is basic knowlege of structure and dynamic geomorphology.
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Summary
Subject of Geomorphology, geomorphological terminology, geomorphological processes, global structure geomorphology – plate tectonics model, structure geomorphology of continents, rocks properties and its role in geomorphological processes and georelief development, neotectonics and recent geotectonical processes, earthquakes and geomorphological processes, geomorphology of volcanic areas, slope processes and slope development, fluvial, glacial and eolian geomorphological processes, biogenetic and anthropogenic geomorphological processes, climatic geomorphology.
Compulsory literature:
ANDERSON R.S., ANDERSON S.P.: Geomorphology: The Mechanics and Chemistry of Landscapes. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
HUGGETT R.J.: Fundamentals of Geomorphology, 2007, Routledge, New York.
BIERMAN P.R., MONTGOMERY D.R.: Key Concepts in Geomorphology. W. H. Freeman; 2013
RITTER D.F., KOCHEL R.C., MILLER J.R.: Process Geomorphology. Waveland Pr Inc., 2011.
Recommended literature:
BURBANK D.W., ANDERSON R.S.: Tectonic Geomorphology. Wiley India, 2011.
SUMMERFIELD M.A.: Global Geomorphology, Longman. 1991.
TAROLLI P., MUDD S.M.: Remote Sensing of Geomorphology. Elsevier, 2019
GOUDIE A.S., VILES H.A.: Geomorphology in the Anthropocene. Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Během semestru je vyžadováno odevzdání programů zadaných na předchozích cvičeních podle pokynů cvičícího.
E-learning
Other requirements
Student knows on the corresponding level mineralogy, petrology, physical geology etc.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Subject of Geomorphology, geomorphological terminology, geomorphological
processes, global structure geomorphology – plate tectonics model, structure
geomorphology of continents, rocks properties and its role in geomorphological
processes and georelief development, neotectonics and recent geotectonical
processes, earthquakes and geomorphological processes, geomorphology of
volcanic areas, slope processes and slope development, fluvial, glacial and
eolian geomorphological processes, biogenetic and anthropogenic
geomorphological processes, climatic geomorphology.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction