
Scientific theme: 1: From Natural Processes to Geohazards Giovanni Zanchetta, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, Italy Sabine Wulf, SEGG, University of Portsmouth, UK Paul Albert, Department of Geography, Swansea University, UK
7 – Time for Change in Quaternary Sciencesīiagio Giaccio, Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria – CNR, Italy, (lead convener).
6A- Marine and terrestrial stratigraphy.
SESSION 33 DRIVERS
5G- Global, regional and local sea-level changes and drivers. 5F- Climate modelling and data assimilation: simulate past changes and future scenarios. 5E- Climate changes on sub-millennial to Milankovitch time scale. 5D- Reconstruct past abrupt and extreme climate changes. 5C- Past global climate records in polar and mountain ice. 5B- Palaeogeographic, palaeoclimatic, palaeoceanographic and palaeoecological changes in marine and terrestrial systems. 5- Climate record, processes and models. 4D- Human environment in the (paleo-) Anthropocene. 4C- Palaeoecology as a tool for ecosystem management. 4B- Islands, continental bridges and drowned landscapes. 4A- Response of biota to palaeoenvironmental changes. 4- Ecosystems and biogeography from latest Pliocene to “Anthropocene”. 3C- Preserving and disseminating the cultural heritage. 3B- Geoarchaeology: from landscape to site and back. 3A- Geological and climate forcing on ancient societies and feedbacks. 3- Quaternary environments and Human evolution: fossil record, phylogeny, palaeobiology, palaeoecology and cultural models. 2F- Karst process, deposits, landforms, and landscape. 2E- Geomorphology and stratal architecture of continental margins. 2D- Coastline changes under the effects of climate and geological processes.
2C- Wetlands and paralic environments – no session proposals.2B- Glacial and periglacial geomorphology.2A- Geomorphic processes and sedimentary record.2-Landforms, facies Architecture and sequence stratigraphy.1E- Short to long-term environmental changes (flooding, landslides, desertification, tectonics), and societal response.1D- Active tectonics as multi-scalar driving processes.1A- Earthquakes, palaeo-earthquakes and seismic hazard.