The activities in this program are oriented according two types of activities:
a. Lectures
Students will attend presentations by staff members.
b. Field Trips
Field trips to extend and apply theoretical knowledge on anabranching and meandering rivers.
Fluvial Geomorphology, Precipitation and Drainage Patterns of the Upper Amazon System
LocationLima and Iquitos
Time period7 days.
Session DatesJul 7th to Jul 13th 2014
Credits6 credits
Language of InstructionEnglish
ProfessorsRonald Gutierrez, PhD. degree majoring in Water Resources from the University of Pittsburgh
Associated InstructorsJorge Abad, PhD., Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh.