The Department of Geography of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Malta and the Department of Geography at Liverpool Hope University, UK are organising a seminar on Monday 29 February from 11:00 to 14:00 at the Conference Room, University House.
Programme
Programme
11:00 – 11:10 Registration
Introduction by Prof. Dominic Fenech, Dean, Faculty of Arts
Introduction by Prof. Dominic Fenech, Dean, Faculty of Arts
Keynote paper
11:10 – 11:40 Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and Islam
Rev. Prof. David K. Chester (Liverpool Hope University)
Dr Angus Duncan, Honorary Fellow, University of Liverpool
Major Hamdan Al Ghasyah Dhanhani (Department of Risk Management, Dubai Police)
11:40 – 12:00 Are European dunes in terminal decline?
Paul Rooney
12:00 – 12:20 Coastal Geomorphology of the Maltese Islands: An Introduction
Ritienne Gauci
12:20 – 12:40 Morpho-Sedimentary Dynamics of Shingle Beaches in the Maltese Islands
Sephora Sammut
12:40 – 13:00 Shore boulders deposits and related processes on the Maltese Islands
Joanna Causon Deguara
13:00 – 13:20 A critical analysis of beach management on the Maltese Islands
Marie Louise Pace
13:20 – 13:40 Geotourism: definitions, developments and opportunities
Dr Kevin Crawford
13:40 – 14:00 ‘I've got my sat nav, it's alright’: Users’ engagements with technologies of navigation
Dr Janet Speake
Concluding remarks
Participation is free of charge and the venue can be accessed through the canteen. A tea and coffee station will be available throughout the seminar. It would be appreciated if prior notification of attendance be made by sending an email to john.a.schembri@um.edu.mt and candida.gerada@um.edu.mt.
