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Causes of sea-level change in coastal landscapes
Online Lesson | 16 Sep 2026 | Start: 18:00 | DURATION: 1 HOUR Specification content
3.1.3.3 Coastal landscape development
- This content must include study of a variety of landscapes from beyond the United Kingdom (UK) but may also include UK examples.
- Eustatic, isostatic and tectonic sea level change: major changes in sea level in the last 10,000 years.
- Recent and predicted climatic change and potential impact on coasts.
- The relationship between process, time, landforms and landscapes in coastal settings.
Learning outcomes
This lesson will help students to understand:
- The reasons why sea-levels change - eustatic, isostatic and tectonic changes.
- How sea-levels have changed over the past 10,000 years.
- How climate change might affect sea-level in the future.
Suggested timing
1 hour
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Course Module: Coastal systems and landscapes (Autumn 1) | Lesson Causes of sea-level change in coastal landscapes:
Online Lesson | 16 Sep 2026 | Start: 18:00 | DURATION: 1 HOUR Specification content
3.1.3.3 Coastal landscape development
- This content must include study of a variety of landscapes from beyond the United Kingdom (UK) but may also include UK examples.
- Eustatic, isostatic and tectonic sea level change: major changes in sea level in the last 10,000 years.
- Recent and predicted climatic change and potential impact on coasts.
- The relationship between process, time, landforms and landscapes in coastal settings.
Learning outcomes
This lesson will help students to understand:
- The reasons why sea-levels change - eustatic, isostatic and tectonic changes.
- How sea-levels have changed over the past 10,000 years.
- How climate change might affect sea-level in the future.
Suggested timing
1 hour
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