Course: Natural Risks and Their Management

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Course title Natural Risks and Their Management
Course code KGG/DPRIZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
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
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
  • 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
Mark, Written exam, Student performance, Seminar Work

Recommended literature
  • Blaikie, P., Cannon, T., Davis, I., Wisner, B. (2001). At Risk: natural hazards, peoples´s vulnerability, and disasters. London, New York: Routledge.
  • Keller, E. A. (2008). Natural Hazards. Prentice Hall.
  • McGuire, B., Mason, I., Kilburn., CH. (2002). Natural hazards and environmental change. London - New York - Edward Arnold. Oxford University Press, 187s.
  • Ministerstvo vnitra - generální ředitelství Hasičského záchranného sboru ČR. (2015). Ochrana obyvatelstva a krizové řízení. Praha, Ministersvo vnitra.
  • 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.


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): Geography and Regional Development (2020) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter