Physical Processes of Coastal Environments
- Autumn 2025
- Kennari: Dr. Jana Cox
Um námskeiðið
The course focuses on oceanic and coastal environments, emphasising the relationship between physical processes and management strategies. The physical environment, i.e. waves, currents, sediment movement, beaches, erosion/deposition mechanisms, as well as potential consequences of sea-level rise and global warming, is integrated with anthropogenic dimensions, i.e. usage, coastal defence, pollution (e.g. persistent marine debris) and resource exploitation. The course also gives students an understanding of the consequences of human interactions with both marine and coastal environments as well as an introduction to quantitative techniques for data processing, measuring and data presentation in the field of coastal and marine management.
Kennari
Dr. Jana Cox er lektor við Háskólann í Utrecht í Hollandi og starfar á sviði jarðvísinda, eðlislandafræði, strandferla, árkerfa og hnattrænna breytinga, auk landmótunarfræði í tengslum við hnattrænar breytingar.
Hún lauk doktorsprófi frá Háskólanum í Utrecht árið 2022, þar sem hún vann að NKWK-verkefninu Rivers2Morrow. Þar rannsakaði hún hvernig neðri hlutar Rínar og Maas bregðast við loftslagsbreytingum og hækkun sjávarborðs.
Að doktorsprófi loknu starfaði hún sem nýdoktor við Háskólann í Utrecht áfram innan Rivers2Morrow-verkefnisins. Þar beindust rannsóknir hennar að flutningi og dreifingu ársets ofar í vatnasviðum og hvernig framburður sets til árósa minnkar með tímanum.
Nánar má lesa um Jönu og rannsóknir hennar hér.
Kennsluskrá
The course focuses on oceanic and coastal environments, emphasising the relationship between physical processes and management strategies. The physical environment, i.e. waves, currents, sediment movement, beaches, erosion/deposition mechanisms, as well as potential consequences of sea-level rise and global warming, is integrated with anthropogenic dimensions, i.e. usage, coastal defence, pollution (e.g. persistent marine debris) and resource exploitation. The course also gives students an understanding of the consequences of human interactions with both marine and coastal environments as well as an introduction to quantitative techniques for data processing, measuring and data presentation in the field of coastal and marine management.
On completion of the course, a student:
- has developed an understanding of the coast, its processes, morphology and geological influences.
- has gained an understanding of the complex interrelationships regarding physical and anthropogenic interactions with coastal and marine environments.
- can define coastal environments according to physical processes and critically evaluate human influences on this complex zone.
- has gained awareness of complementary and competing interests associated with the coastal zone and their consequences.
- can develop a research project proposing a solution or an improvement to an existing coastal scenario.