Physical Geography: Land Surface Processes and Landscape Dynamics

Education facts

Code: NGEA09

<p>The course is about the landforms, origins and development of the earth's surface. An important part is the human impact on the landscape's dynamics and lasting changes, as well as the landscape's development in different climate and space scales. Nordic conditions are mainly discussed, but also tropical and subtropical environments.</p><p>This course will provide you with in-depth and applied knowledge of Earth's landscapes. You will learn about the processes by which landscapes evolve and change in different climate and space scales.</p> <h3>Course content</h3> <p>The course focuses on:</p> <ul> <li>the Earth's surface landforms</li> <li>the Earths's origin and development</li> <li>human impact on the landscape dynamics and lasting changes</li> </ul> <p>Specific elements involved in the course are:</p> <ul> <li>landscape and landscape forms</li> <li>land formation processes and their links to climate and anthropogenic factors</li> <li>the role of geomorphological processes in landscape dynamics</li> <li>natural resource planning</li> <li>land management</li> <li>land degradation and landscape changes in a local, regional and global perspective</li> </ul> <p>You will mainly study Nordic conditions, but tropical and subtropical environments are also treated. The course has a longer fieldwork, which is usually carried out outside Europe.</p>

Entry requirements

General and 120 hp scientific studies, including NGEA01 (Introduction to Earth's environment), NGEA07 (Natural Geographic theory and methodology), NGEA04 (Ecosystem Analysis), NGEA06 (Climate system), NGEA11 (Geographic Information System) and NGEA03 (Remote Sensing for Landscape Studies) or equivalent.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Physical Geography: Land Surface Processes and Landscape Dynamics

  Lund University

  Lund

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 28 March 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %