Various types of landforms and geomorphological processes exert a strong influence on surface engineering works, yet relatively little information on geomorphology is available to engineers. The lecture is concerned with geology and the geomorphological processes which shape landscapes, their engineering characteristics and the major geomorphological factors which control the materials and properties of the Earth's surfaces. This lecture represents an introduction into geology and geomorphology for engineers and other professionals on the near-surface problems associated with different landscapes.

(1) Definitions, basic concepts, outlook. (2) Short introduction into geology. (3) Endogenic and exogenic processes. (4) Climate and climate change. (5) Age determination of quaternary surfaces and sediments. (6) Physical and chemical weathering, erosion. (7) Fluvial processes (8) Karst: factors, processes, landscapes. (9) Glacial processes and landscapes, periglacial processes and their engineering challenges (10) Aeolian processes, deserts. (11) Tectonic geomorphology: fault scarps, neotectonic, seismic risks. (12) Marine coasts and sea level changes.

written (multiple choice)