Ε6203 - COASTAL AND SUBMARINE GEOMORPHOLOGY AND COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

INSTRUCTORS

COURSE KEY ELEMENTS

COURSE CONTENT:

A. Lectures

• Factors shaping coastal geomorphology - coastal classification.
• Sea level change and coastal landforms as indicators.
• Coastal hydrodynamic conditions (waves, coastal currents, tidal currents).
• Coastal zones (morphology, hydrodynamics and morphodynamics).
• Coastal terraces
• Coastal dunes (morphology, development)
• River delta
• Lagoons and coastal lakes (formation process, description)
• Coastal cliffs - Marine notches
• Beachrocks
• Underwater relief (landforms, mapping techniques).
• Underwater relief of Greece (in relation to its geodynamic evolution).
• Basic concepts of coastal zone management. Institutional framework (DPSIR Tools)
• Foreshore Law (causes of erosion, protection projects)

B. Practical Exercises:

• Characterization of landforms and their classification. Application along the Antirrio - Eratini coastline
• Development of underwater relief for different sea levels during the Flemish trangression (e.g. 18,000, 10,000, 6,000 years). Application in the Saronic Gulf and/or in the Cyclades
• Granulometry
• Calculation of coastal sediment transport (with calculation of wind waves)
• Coastal terraces, identification, mapping, examples from N. Peloponnese and Rhodes
• Morphological study of the sand dune system of the central Gulf of Kyparissia (calculation of the moving sand amount)
• Delta Classification, based on the wave regime and the fluvial runoff.
• Formation and evolution of the lagoon of Korissia (palaeodunes, modern coastal barrier)
• Formation and evolution of the coastal zone of Agios Georgios - Naxos (palaeodunes, beachrocks, closure of a lagoon, modern tombolo, evolving dune fields)
• Use of data from shallow core sampling for the palaeogeographical evolution of the coastal area. Examples from Samos and Paros.
• Exercise with 3D seabed illustration
• Morphological characterization of underwater units (ditches, deep basins, straits)
• Exercise of coastal vulnerability due to sea level rise
• Development of a coastal erosion model with logical rules
• Definition of the boundaries (foreshore, coast based on the wave regime (based on Greek law) and old foreshore

C. Field Trips

Optional field activities

LEARNING ACTIVITIES - TEACHING METHODS:

PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

The assessment process is conducted in Greek (there is the possibility of examination in English for Erasmus students).

I. LECTURES (50%)

the grade is based on examination at the end of the semester:

• Oral or
• Written with questions of short answer and multiple choice or
• Written with questions of extended answer

II. PRACTICE EXERCISES (50%)

The laboratory is evaluated as follows:

• 20% through participation in weekly exercises in the classroom and/or the fieldwork
• 30% in final exams

RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Suggested Bibliography

• Evelpidou N., 2019. Sea level changes. Da Vinci, Athens (in Greek). ISBN: 9789609732321. (Book website) [Code Evdoxos: 86054068]
• Karymbalis E., 2010. Coastal geomorphology. ION editions, Athens [Code Evdoxos: 122081526]
• Additional bibliographical sources are available via this course webpage (e-class notes-exercises).

Related scientific Journals

• Continental Shelf Research
• GeoMarine Letters
• Journal of Coastal Research
• Marine Geology

¹ V.S.: Visitor Students (e.g. ERASMUS)