Physical Geography Course
This course equips geography and geology professionals with skills to study river basins comprehensively, from source to sea. Learn to assess floods, erosion, groundwater dynamics, and land use impacts, applying geomorphic knowledge for effective risk mapping, planning, and mitigation strategies in real-world scenarios.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain a practical understanding of temperate river basins covering climate, geology, soils, landforms, hydrology, groundwater, floods, and slope processes. Analyse drainage networks, sediment budgets, erosion, mass movement, and connect them to land use planning, risk assessment, monitoring, and mitigation using real data.
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Develop skills
- Classify river channels and connect form to sediment transport and flood patterns.
- Create spatial risk maps for floods and erosion affecting towns, farms, and infrastructure.
- Diagnose basin hazards using climate, geology, soils, and land use data.
- Interpret groundwater flow data for recharge, storage, and flood peak analysis.
- Design nature-based and engineered solutions for safer river basin management.
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