PREFACE
The aim of this course is to introduce the students with various geomorphic environments and their geomorphic features. At the end of this course, students will have the capacity to apply the geomorphological knowledge in various stages of land and land-use planning.
SYLLABUS
GETh 401: Geomorphology-2 3 Credit Hours
- Geomorphological Processes and Environments:
1.1 Exogenetic Processes and Endogenetic Processes
1.2 Aggradation and Degradation: Process & Environment
1.2.1 Weathering, Erosion, Denudation
1.2.2 Mass Movements and Mass Wastings
1.2.3 Transportation of Eroded Materials
1.2.4 Deposition/Sedimentation/Siltation
- The Humid Geomorphic Environment
2.1 Running Water and Streams: Origin & Evolution of Streams, Classification
2.1.1 Drainage Patterns & Channel Patterns
2.2 Process of Valley Development
2.3 Stream Processes
2.3.1 Erosion
2.3.2 Transportation
2.3.3 Sedimentation and Deposition
2.4 Floods
2.4.1 Nature
2.4.2 Causes
2.4.3 Consequence
- The Arid Geomorphic Environment
3.1 Environmental Characteristics
3.1.1 Desert Environment
3.1.2 Semi-Arid Environments
3.2 Fluvial Process in Arid Environment
3.2.1 Pediments and Pediplains
3.3 Wind and Aeolian Land Forms
- The Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphic Environments: Process and Products
4.1 Erosional
4.2 Depositional
- The Marine and Coastal Geomorphic Environment
5.1 Tides
5.2 Waves
5.3 Currents
5.3.1 Coastal Geomorphic Processes and Products
5.3.2 Deltas: Formation and Structures
- Palaeo-Geomorphology:
6.1 Geochronology : Techniques (i.e. Dendro-chronology etc)
6.2 Palaeo-Climatology
6.3 Past-Geomorphological Environments: Process and Products
- Models in Geomorphology
- Applied Geomorphology
8.1. Geomorphology and Agriculture
8.2. Geomorphology and Industry
8.3 . Geomorphology and Transport
Selected Readings
- Thornbury, W. D. Principles of Geomorphology
- Sharma, V. K., Geomorphology: Earth Surface, Process and Forms
- Small, R. J., The Study of Landforms
- Sparks, B. W., Geomorphology
- King, L. C., Morphology of the Earth
- Chorley et. al. Geomorphology
- Emblemton, C & Thomas J. Process in Geomorphology
- Holmes, A. Principles of Physical Geology
- Leopold, W. and Miller., Fluvial Process in Geomorphology
- Viles, H. and Spencer, Tom . Coastal Problems
- Engeln, O. D., Geomorphology
- Twidate, C. R., Analysis of Landforms
- Stoddart, D. R. (ed.)., Process and Forms in Geomorphology
ROUTINE Monday: 9.00-9.50 AM Wednesday: 11.00-11.50 AM
CLASS SCHEDULE
Lecture-1: Concepts, views and approaches in Geomorphology
Lecture-2: Geomorphological Process: Types, Characteristics, Process of land formation, Catastrophic Process, Evolutionary Process: Erosion, Transportation, deposition
Lecture-3: Development of Slope, Slope analysis
Lecture-4: Mass Wasting and Landslides; Characteristics, Transportation of Eroded Materials, Factors, Landslides in Bangladesh,
Lecture-5: The Humid Geomorphic Environment: definition, Characteristics, regional and seasonal context, Geomorphological implication
Lecture-6: Running Water and Streams: Origin & Evolution of rill, gullies, streams, drainage Pattern, morphometric analysis, hydro-morphological implication
Lecture-7: Channel Patterns: Characteristics of channels, Process of Valley Development; Hydraulic geometry, longitudinal and cross profile.
First In-Course Examination
Lecture-8: Stream flow: Laminar Flow, Turbulent Flow: Steam Velocity, Discharge
Lecture-9: Stream Processes; Erosion,;- Erosional Features, Transportation, Sedimentation and Deposition;- Depositional Features, Characteristics
Lecture-10: Floods; Definition; causes, types, discharge measurements, velocity, flow, hydrograph, consequence,
Lecture-11: Flood Control, Flood Management, Views, FAP, Flood control in Bangladesh
Lecture-12: Flood Plain: Morphology, Ecology, Wetland, Floodplain Management
Lecture-13: Delta: Definition, Types, formation, Characteristics, Global context, Asian Mega deltas, Evolutionary history, Bengal Delta, sedimentary sequences
Lecture-14: The Arid and Semi-arid Geomorphic Environment: Environmental Characteristics; Desert Environment; Semi-Arid Environments; Fluvial Process in Arid /semi-arid Environment; Pediments and Pediplains
Lecture-15: Wind and Aeolian Process: Erosion, Transportation, deposition, Erosional Land Forms; Depositional landform.
Lecture-16: The Glacial and Peri-glacial Geomorphic Environments: Process and Products; Erosional Features; Depositional Features
Lecture-17: Karst Topography: Conditions for Karst Development; Karst Features; erosional, depositional
Lecture-18: Marine Environment: Definition, Types, Characteristics, Ocean Floor topography, shelf, slope, Bay of Bengal
Lecture-19: Coast: Definition, Delineation, Classification, Major environmental gradients, and characteristics
Lecture-20: Coastal Geomorphic Processes and Products; Waves, Tides, Winds, Ocean current
Lecture-21: Coastal Sediment Dynamics: Basic Concept of Sediment transport, Sediment sources, sizes, distribution
Lecture-22: Coastal Landform: Erosional Features; Depositional Features, Bangladesh Coast
Second In-Course Examination/Oral/Assignment
Lecture-23: Palaeo-Geomorphology: Definition, nature, scope, environmental implication, human evolution, civilization,
Lecture-24: Palaeo-climatology, Sea-level change, land bridge and human migration,
Lecture-25: Methods of Reconstruction: Geomorphological evidence, Lithological Evidence, Fossil Evidence (pollen and diatom analysis) and Chronological evidence (C14 dating, dendrochronology)
Lecture-27: Models in Geomorphology: Definitions, Types, characteristics
Lecture-28: Applied Geomorphology; Application of Geomorphological knowledge, Landuse Planning, Urbanization, agriculture. Transport, etc
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