050-0909/03 – Natural Disasters and Handling of Them (PK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Civil Protection | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Pavel Poledňák, PhD. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Pavel Poledňák, PhD. |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2013/2014 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FBI | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The course is part of vocational courses aimed at increasing technical knowledge and organizational skills necessary for successful management of natural emergencies and ways to prevent these crises. Acquaints students with the competencies and rescue services of government in preventing and dealing with crisis situations of natural character.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Summary
History of natural disasters, case studies. Earthquakes, landslides,
solifluction. Extreme meteorological phenomena, floods and inundations
(including extraordinary). Winter climatic conditions - ice floods, snowfall,
avalanches, frost, glaze. Forest and natural fires. Climatic changes and crises
induced by them. Interaction between natural and technological disasters.
Natural disaster prevention, mitigation of consequences and coping with natural
crises. Logistics in emergency situations and the restoration of functions of
the affected area.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Written examination of basic knowledge in lessons.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Crisis situations of the natural character
2. General knowledge of the Earth
3. Flood protection
4. Selected flood control activities
5. Slope movements
6. Snow avalanches
7. Earthquakes
8. Rescue of persons from demolished buildings and debris
9. Natural fires
10. Meteorological events
11. Software application in natural crisis situations
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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