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This module will introduce you to the range of skills needed in the determination of design requirements and conditions, planning, and the design of coastal structures. These skills comprise the determination of wave conditions, the determination and analysis of the effect of waves, tides and currents on coastal structures, the design of new coastal structures, the evaluation of existing structures and the design for tsunami events.

The module introduces state-of-the-art concepts and techniques used in the evaluation of environmental loadings on coastal structures and their design as well as characteristics of tsunami waves and their effects on coastal structures, examining the approaches used in the UK and elsewhere. The course will comprise a combination of lectures and a design study.

Students should be aware that this module requires knowledge of mathematics extending to integration, differentiation and first and second order differential equations.

This module will introduce you to the range of skills needed in the determination of design requirements and conditions, planning, and the design of coastal structures. These skills comprise the determination of wave conditions, the determination and analysis of the effect of waves, tides and currents on coastal structures, the design of new coastal structures, the evaluation of existing structures and the design for tsunami events.

The module introduces state-of-the-art concepts and techniques used in the evaluation of environmental loadings on coastal structures and their design as well as characteristics of tsunami waves and their effects on coastal structures, examining the approaches used in the UK and elsewhere. The course will comprise a combination of lectures and a design study.

Students should be aware that this module requires knowledge of mathematics extending to integration, differentiation and first and second order differential equations.

This module will introduce you to the range of skills needed in the determination of design requirements and conditions, planning, and the design of coastal structures. These skills comprise the determination of wave conditions, the determination and analysis of the effect of waves, tides and currents on coastal structures, the design of new coastal structures, the evaluation of existing structures and the design for tsunami events.

The module introduces state-of-the-art concepts and techniques used in the evaluation of environmental loadings on coastal structures and their design as well as characteristics of tsunami waves and their effects on coastal structures, examining the approaches used in the UK and elsewhere. The course will comprise a combination of lectures and a design study.

Students should be aware that this module requires knowledge of mathematics extending to integration, differentiation and first and second order differential equations.

This module will introduce you to the range of skills needed in the determination of design requirements and conditions, planning, and the design of coastal structures. These skills comprise the determination of wave conditions, the determination and analysis of the effect of waves, tides and currents on coastal structures, the design of new coastal structures, the evaluation of existing structures and the design for tsunami events.

The module introduces state-of-the-art concepts and techniques used in the evaluation of environmental loadings on coastal structures and their design as well as characteristics of tsunami waves and their effects on coastal structures, examining the approaches used in the UK and elsewhere. The course will comprise a combination of lectures and a design study.

Students should be aware that this module requires knowledge of mathematics extending to integration, differentiation and first and second order differential equations.

The aims of the module are to:

1. Understand basic ecological principles relating to shore ecology;
2. Use keys to identify fauna and macro algae;
3. Design, plan and implement a research project based on intertidal community ecology;
4. Appreciate sampling strategies in marine biology.

The aims of the module are to:

1. Understand basic ecological principles relating to shore ecology;
2. Use keys to identify fauna and macro algae;
3. Design, plan and implement a research project based on intertidal community ecology;
4. Appreciate sampling strategies in marine biology.

Coastal zones represent a small fraction of physical space on the Earth, but they are exceptionally important places to study physical and ecological dynamics of environmental change – in natural and anthropogenic systems, alike.

This module examines natural processes of coastal physical landscape change and ecosystem functioning, along with a spectrum of human activities (infrastructure development, hazard mitigation, resource extraction) that reshape coastal environments over time. Many coastal systems are settings in which natural processes and human activities are dynamically linked, such that the state and behaviour of each is a function of the other.

This module will explore as integrated systems a variety of coastal environments and associated uses of coastal space. We will focus on how various integrated coastal systems respond to forces driven by climate change, and what these responses may mean for system resilience and sustainability.

Examples of coastal systems from around the planet will introduce students to spheres of physical geography that they may explore further through elective modules and dissertation projects in their final year.

Circumstances permitting, this module may include a one-day field trip and/or exercises involving small-scale physical experiments in the School's "mini-basin".

Coastal zones represent a small fraction of physical space on the Earth, but they are exceptionally important places to study physical and ecological dynamics of environmental change – in natural and anthropogenic systems, alike.

This module examines natural processes of coastal physical landscape change and ecosystem functioning, along with a spectrum of human activities (infrastructure development, hazard mitigation, resource extraction) that reshape coastal environments over time. Many coastal systems are settings in which natural processes and human activities are dynamically linked, such that the state and behaviour of each is a function of the other.

This module will explore as integrated systems a variety of coastal environments and associated uses of coastal space. We will focus on how various integrated coastal systems respond to forces driven by climate change, and what these responses may mean for system resilience and sustainability.

Examples of coastal systems from around the planet will introduce students to spheres of physical geography that they may explore further through elective modules and dissertation projects in their final year.

Circumstances permitting, this module may include a one-day field trip and/or exercises involving small-scale physical experiments in the School's "mini-basin".

Coastal morphodynamics is the study of coastal geomorphology and its change under the influence of waves, tides, etc. It is important to understand coastal morphodynamics as natural coastal geomorphology such as beaches provides substantial protection and this needs to be monitored and evaluated. Further, there is increasing interest in soft as opposed to hard approaches to coastal engineering that are inspired by natural geomorphic systems. This module introduces the students to:

• The concepts of coastal morphodynamics in a range of settings and regimes, with an emphasis on beaches and the UK situation;
• Methods for analysing and predicting coastal change; and
• ‘Soft’ approaches to coastal engineering and management.

This includes consideration of basic sediment and morphological theory, analytical and numerical models, and relevant contemporary issues, such as shoreline management planning and impacts and responses to sea-level rise. The course comprises a series of lectures and workshops, with a one day field trip.

Coastal morphodynamics is the study of coastal geomorphology and its change under the influence of waves, tides, etc. It is important to understand coastal morphodynamics as natural coastal geomorphology such as beaches provides substantial protection and this needs to be monitored and evaluated. Further, there is increasing interest in soft as opposed to hard approaches to coastal engineering that are inspired by natural geomorphic systems. This module introduces the students to:

• The concepts of coastal morphodynamics in a range of settings and regimes, with an emphasis on beaches and the UK situation;
• Methods for analysing and predicting coastal change; and
• ‘Soft’ approaches to coastal engineering and management.

This includes consideration of basic sediment and morphological theory, analytical and numerical models, and relevant contemporary issues, such as shoreline management planning and impacts and responses to sea-level rise. The course comprises a series of lectures and workshops, with a one day field trip.