SUBJECT
Title
Vulneralibility and sensitivity of Karst systems
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
Doctoral
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
6
Recommended in
Semesters 1-4
Typically offered in
Autumn/Spring semester
Course description
Unique behaviour of karst. Karst as geomorphological and hydrogeological term. Interpretation of epigenic and hypogenic karst. Specific methods and approaches of Karst system studies
Terms of the voulneralibity. Importance of karst voulneralibity. Methods and its historical developement and classification. Examples of karst voulneralibity studies.. Importance of validation.
Readings
-
Zwahlen (ed) (2004). COST-620 Final report, special papers