290086 EX Physiogeographische Exkursion - Inland: Gravitative Massenbewegungen in Niederösterreich (2024W)

The excursion will lead to the locations of the study sites of the NoeSLIDE project. At the sites various aspects of the topic of landslides in Lower Austria will be discussed (definitions, spatial distribution and occurrence, triggering and conditioning factors, surveying methods, dynamics analysis). The excursion aims to nurture students’ curiosity in landslides and field-monitoring tools through active learning techniques such as hypothesis formulation, problem-solving exercises, peer-to-peer discussions, and group discussions. In the field, we will be asking questions such as: (1) What kind of materials do you see? (2) What types of landscapes surround you? (3) What are the indications of landslide occurrence? (3) What are the element at risk.
After the successful completion of the course, the students are expected to be able to define, and characterize landslides and their triggering factors. The intended learning outcomes of the course are: (1) Define and describe landslides in Lower Austria (2) Identify geo-environmental and triggering factors that can influence landslide occurrence, (3) Identify different landslide types and their structure, (4) Describe the available field-monitoring techniques to study landslides in Lower Austria, and (5) discuss the potential impact of landslides in Lower Austria based on the field observations.