290032 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Mountain Torrents in Vienna (2018W)

Naturgewalt gebändigt im Stadtgebiet

1.00 ECTS (0.50 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Th 06.09.2018 07:00 to Th 20.09.2018 07:00
Deregistration possible until Su 23.09.2018 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Ronald Pöppl

Classes

19.10.2018

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The students follow a Vienna mountain torrent from the Vienna Woods into the city and get to know the (fluvio-) geomorphological processes and features that are connected to it.

Furthermore, they will know that the river is a resource as well as a natural hazard in a metropolitan area and understand the necessity and function of river engineering, flood protection-, and deregulation measurements and their respective impacts on the water ecology and quality.
Finally, they will learn the development and characteristics of Vienna's sewer system.

Methoden: object lesson, discussion

Assessment and permitted materials

Active cooperation, written report

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements: Presence, written report; assessment scale: active cooperation (20%), written report (80%)

Examination topics

Via moodle

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