This unit provides an integrated approach to the study of Earth surface processes in the context of geomorphology and soil science. In field, practical and lecture classes the unit covers fluvial and aeolian geomorphology; the impact of global and local environmental change on Earth surface processes and soils; pedology and pedogenesis; an introduction to the cycling of water and nutrients in soils; geotechnical hazards; and desertification and salinity. It addresses the consequences of soil and landscape properties for environmental management, and land uses such as agriculture, horticulture, habitation and infrastructure. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Andrew Rate and Dr Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll
Prerequisites: EART1105 The Dynamic Planet or BIOL1131 Plant and Animal Biology
