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These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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These student materials complement the Coastal Processes, Hazards and Society Instructor Materials. If you would like your students to have access to the student materials, we suggest you either point them at the Student Version which omits the framing pages with information designed for faculty (and this box). Or you can download these pages in several formats that you can include in your course website or local Learning Managment System. Learn more about using, modifying, and sharing InTeGrate teaching materials.

Welcome Students!

We are very happy that you have decided to join us this semester. Before we begin our semester of study together, it is important that you review all of the material in the syllabus. These two resources will prepare you to be successful in this course and will make the journey over the next 16 weeks significantly easier for you. Below are links to the readings for the course.

Course Outline

Section I. Introduction to the Coastal Zone: Society, Landforms, and Processes

A. Module 1: The Societies and Economics of Coastal Regions

B. Module 2: A Global Glance of the Geology of Coastal Landscapes

C. Module 3: Coastal Systems: Landscapes and Processes

Capstone Project - Stage 1

Section II. Introduction to Coastal Zone Hazards: Long- and Short-term Processes of Change and Their Impacts on Society

A. Module 4: Understanding Sea Level Change

B. Module 5: Coastal Catastrophes: Storms and Tsunamis

C. Module 6: Impacts on the Societies and Economics of Coastal Regions

Capstone Project - Stage 2

Section III. Coastal Engineering, Mitigation and Societal Response to Coastal Hazards

A. Module 7: Hard Structures and Coastal Modifications through Mimicking Natural Processes

B. Module 8: Managed Retreat/Multi-Layered Protection

C. Module 9: Smart Building

Capstone Project - Stage 3

Section IV. Society and Policy Making

A. Module 10: Understanding and Assessing Coastal Vulnerability

B. Module 11: Tsunami and Storm Surge Policy

C. Module 12: Sea Level Rise Policy

Capstone Project - Stage 4


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These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
Explore the Collection »