env3egl climate and landscape change
CLIMATE CHANGE AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION
ENV3EGL
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject covers the causes and effects of climate changes, particularly during the Quaternary (last 2 million years), and discusses the impacts of these changes on the evolution of the Earth's landscape and on the people inhabiting it. Fundamental questions are discussed, including concepts of deposition and erosion in the landscape and the stratigraphic record, the onset of aridity in Australia, and the impact of people and tectonism (earth movement) on the landscape. In addition, the soils and regolith (weathered material) on the Earth's surface are described, along with the chemical and physical processes responsible for their formation, including the relation to climate history.
FacultyFaculty of Science, Tech & Engineering
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJohn Webb
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects GEO2EGL, GEO3EGL, ENV2EGL
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions This subject is co-taught with ENV2EGL, but uses higher order marking criteria than in ENV2EGL.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Climate change | Recommended | Burroughs, W.J. | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2001 |
| Readings | Global geomorphology | Recommended | Summerfield, M. A. | LONGMAN 1991. |
| Readings | Quaternary environments | Recommended | Williams, M. A. J. | EDWARD ARNOLD 1993. |
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJohn Webb
Class requirements
Field Trip
One 1.0 days field trip per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Three 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory\practical reports (equiv to 1500-words) | 40 | |
| and one excursion assignment (equiv. to 500-words) | 10 | |
| one 3-hour examination | 50 |