Rock Weathering Course
Gain expertise in rock weathering within temperate mountain environments. This course links rock composition, climate influences, and river processes to slope stability, hazard identification, mapping, and practical mitigation strategies. Tailored for geography and geology experts requiring hands-on, risk management skills applicable in Zambian field contexts, ensuring safer land use and development decisions in rugged terrains.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Acquire essential practical abilities to evaluate rock characteristics, understand weathering mechanisms, assess slope stability, and track sediment movements in temperate mountain areas. Develop skills to identify potential dangers, conduct mapping and monitoring of vulnerable locations, create basic mitigation solutions, and convey risks effectively to stakeholders. This focused programme equips you with a robust, field-applicable set of tools for informed decision-making in real-world scenarios.
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Develop skills
- Assess slopes prone to weathering: identify high-risk areas swiftly to prevent construction hazards.
- Design affordable quick mitigation strategies: including drainage systems, rockfall barriers, and revegetation efforts.
- Map and monitor rock hazards effectively: using field surveys, photography, and basic geomorphic mapping techniques.
- Link rock types to weathering patterns: relating granite, sandstone, and shale to specific failure mechanisms.
- Trace weathering impacts on sediment pathways: following source-to-sink routes through mountain valleys.
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