Course: Natural Risks and Their Management

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Course title Natural Risks and Their Management
Course code KGG/PRIZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Smolová Irena, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Lehnert Michal, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Attendace - 40 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 30 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Brázdil, R. (2007). Vybrané přírodní extrémy a jejich dopady na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Brno, Praha, Ostrava: Masarykova univ., Český hydromet. ústav, Ústav geoniky AV ČR, v.v.i., 432 s.
  • Bryant, E. (2005). Natural hazards, 2nd ed.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, xvi, 312.
  • Jakeš, P., Kozák, J. (2005). Vlny hrůzy : zemětřesení, sopky a tsunami. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.
  • Keller, E. A. (2008). Natural Hazards. Prentice Hall.
  • Kirchner, K., & Smolová, I. (2010). Základy antropogenní geomorfologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Kukal, Z., & Pošmourný, K. (2005). Přírodní katastrofy a rizika : příspěvek geologie k ochraně lidí a krajiny před přírodními katastrofami. Praha: Ministerstvo životního prostředí.
  • Murch, W. B., Shinner, B. J. (1999). Geology Today : Understanding Our Planet. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Procházková, D. (2002). Seismické inženýrství na prahu třetího tisíciletí. Praha: SPN.
  • Smith, K. (2009). Environmental hazards: assesing risk and reducing disaster. Routledge.
  • Strahler, A., Strahler, A. (2006). Introducing Physical Geography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Summerfield, M. A. (1991). Global Geomorphology : An Introduction to the Study of Landforms. New York: Longman Scientific and Technical.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development (2024) Category: Geography courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography and Regional Development (2020) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter