Climate change imprint on a tectonically active landscape

The Virtual part will include live presentations but also asynchronous training tools such as multimedia material and recorded lectures. The aim is for the students to be acquainted with the study sites prior to the physical mobility so that, during the physical mobility, more emphasis will be given to on the and training in methods and techniques to collect data for analyzing climate and environmental changes. During the virtual component, we plan to provide students with the necessary background on the topics we will address during the physical mobility. Some of the topics covered in this part: - The role of climate change to the landscape - The role of tectonics to the landscape - Indicators used to trace climate changes and environmental changes - Geomorphic features used to understand landscape changes and environmental changes - Climate related hazards - The role of humans to landscape and ecology Explore past climate variability and its effect on landscape evolution

Application Deadline

Virtual Part starting date 2025-02-01

Virtual Part closing date 2025-02-28

Total student workload 179

Specific field of studies No

Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter

Academic pre-requisites for applicants This course is open to Bachelor's, Master and PhD students at CIVIS member universities with a background in geology, geomorhology, environmental sciences. Bachelor students should be toward the end of their studies.

Physical Part starting date 2025-03-10

Physical Part Description The physical component will be devoted to field activities and methods and techniques we use in the field to collect and analyze data. The list below indicates the main subjects that will be discussed and the main activities during the physical mobility. - Paleoenvironmental changes - Climate change indicators - Soil erosion - Palaeogeographical evolution / reconstruction - Current challenges and future of lagoons - Coastal processes, coastal evolution, discussion - Sand dunes - Marine terraces as sea level indicators: how to map them, how to sample them - Aerial photography-aerial photogrammetry - Analyzing data collected in the field- RTK-GNSS mapping sand dunes - Cross section development for dune fields Various tools and methods will be used during the field activities, such as ArcGIS Field Maps, Drones, GIS, Morphological Mapping, OSL Sampling, Photogrammetry, RTK-GNSS, Water quality monitoring (in-situ measurements and lab analysis), CLD (Causal Loop Diagrams) mapping.

Physical Part closing date 2025-03-14

Language level required Not-applicable

Field of studies related to the course Environment and Agriculture Natural Sciences and Mathematics Environmental Sciences Urbanism and Geography

Course location Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO), Costa Navarino, Messinia, Greece

Course language English