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290044 SE Seminar in Physical Geography (2025S)

Recent Landscape Dynamics in the Alpine Region

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

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).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Please note the changing locations. The seminar always takes place in UZA II, but the specific rooms vary.

  • Tuesday 25.03. 09:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 1 2A120 1.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 02.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 2A120 1.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Tuesday 03.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Monday 16.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 2A120 1.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Tuesday 17.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Monday 23.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 24.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aim:
Students will receive the following competences:
- they know the rules of good scientific praxis and can implement them.
- they will recognize and understand the inherent interrelationships in the environmental systems and can teach them to others.
- they will be able to transfer this knowledge to other environmental questions.

Content:
In this seminar, current landscape dynamics in the Alpine region will be discussed. We will cover processes such as glacier retreat, permafrost changes, and the associated phenomena like sediment transport, the dynamics of high-mountain lakes, as well as the interactions between vegetation and geomorphological processes. Additionally, we will explore the use of modern technologies, such as satellite and drone-based remote sensing methods. Another focus will be on the impacts of human activities, including tourism and land use, conflicts over resource management, and the adaptation strategies of alpine communities to climate-induced landscape changes.

In the first sessions, we will talk about the broader context of the topic, repeat the basics of good scientific praxis and develop your research questions, which you will present with PowerPoint. Discussions and exercises will consolidate the knowledge.

Method:
Seminar with presentations, discussions, and exercises.

Assessment and permitted materials

- regular active participation (10%),
- presentation (30%)
- slides (15%),
- written thesis (45%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirement:
- regular attendance (minimum 80%)
- all parts need to be positiv evaluated
Grading key:
>=90 Points: excellent
77-89 Points: good
66-76 Points: okay
55-65 Points: sufficient
< 55 Points: not sufficient

Examination topics

No examination.

Reading list

To be agreed individually.

Association in the course directory

(MA UF GW 02)

Last modified: Th 06.02.2025 14:26