2015/2016

2016/2017

DM270

GEO/04 (PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY)

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

PERCORSO COMUNE

2°

2nd semester (01/03/2017 - 16/06/2017)

9

84 lesson hours

ITALIAN

ORAL TEST

PELLEGRINI LUISA (titolare) - 9 ECTS

Knowledge of Physical Geography and Cartography

Knowledge of landscape and understanding of landscape processes and evolution. Interpretation skill of topographic maps in geomorphologic key. Identifying and interpretation skill geologic and geomorphologic elements on aerial mono and stereoscopic images and drawing skill a simple geomorphologic map.

Lectures:
Landscape building and landscape carving. The drivers of landscape changes. The chemical and physical weathering. Mass wasting and runoff. The landslides. Running water activity. Fluvial sediment: transport, deposition and landforms The talweg, the equilibrium profile. Streams and river valleys. Meanders and fluvial diversion. Fluvial terraces. Glacial morphology. Landforms from glacial erosion and deposition processes. Periglacial processes and landforms. The wind: Deserts and subarid morphology. Pediments and glacis. Coastal processes and morphology. Waves, littoral streams. Coastal classification. Karst processes. Surface and underground topography. Photointerpretation in Earth Sciences. Aerial photo acquisition and characteristics. Stereoscopes and stereoscopic vision. Geological and geomorphological interpretation.
Laboratory: Reading and interpretation of topographic maps in geomorphologic key. Field geomorphological analysis.
Reading and interpretation of topographic maps in geomorphologic key. Field geomorphological analysis.
Training recognition of landscapes and landforms, rocks, structures, through the use of mono and stereo aerial images.

Lectures and laboratories

Castiglioni G.B., 1979. Geomorfologia. UTET. Torino
Ciccacci S., 2015. Le forme del rilievo. Mondadori Università, Firenze
Derruau M., 1967 – 1988. Précis de Géomorphologie. Masson Ed. Paris
Panizza M., 2014. Geomorfologia. IV Ed., Pitagora. Bologna
Stralher A.N., 1984. Geografia fisica. Piccin. Padova
Slaymaker O., Spencer T., Embleton-Hamann C., 2009. Geomorphology and Global Environmental change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Summerfield M.A., 1991. Global geomorphology. Longman Scientific & Technical
Sauro U., Meneghel M., Bondesan A. e Castiglioni B., 2005. Dalla carta topografica al paesaggio. Atlante ragionato. ZetaBeta Ed.
http://www.igmi.org/pubblicazioni/atlante_tipi_geografici/consulta_atlante.php
Amadesi Eraldo, 1982. Atlante aerofotografico. Pitagora Ed. Bologna
Spagna Valerio, 2002. Aerogeologia. Pitagora Ed. Bologna. con CD-rom
Way D.S., 1973. Terrain analysis. Doweden. Hutchinson & Ross, Inc. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

Written examination of theory and practical tests of interpretation of topographic maps and aerial photographs

Written examination of theory and practical tests of interpretation of topographic maps and aerial photographs