Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Geomorphology

Type of study	Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	541-0504/05
Abbreviation	GM
Course title	Geomorphology
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	Ing. Mgr. Martin Kašing, Ph.D.

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.

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.

Advised 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.

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