541-0065/01 – Natural Disasters (PK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jan Jelínek, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Jan Jelínek, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2007/2008 | Year of cancellation | 2009/2010 |
| Intended for the faculties | FBI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Pedagogic aim of this subject is ability of students:
- describe genesis of the universe, the solar system and the Earth;
- describe the Earth’s body and explain the plat tectonic theory;
- comprehend and define basic endogenous and exogenous processes;
- classify and define various natural disasters;
- explain principle of their origin;
- know fundamental principles of disaster protection.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Summary
The subject gives the main information about processes, which are going in the Earth an affect our way to their understanding and utilization for man needs. Thematically be divided into two part. The subject explain main opinions on the origin and development of the universe, the solar system and the Earth, on the Earth body structure and the composition, on the Earth physical fields. Deal with description hydrosphere, water movement and basic processes in hydrosphere. Describes weather and global warming. At secondary thematic parts characterizes the man position respect to extraordinary natural phenomena and catastrophes. Describes processes leadership to raise catastrophic event as is earthquake, volcanic eruption, slides, atmospheric disaster, flood and next. Explain fundamental principles of disaster protection.
Compulsory literature:
Press F., Siever R. (1998): Understanding Earth. W. H. Freeman and Company,
New York, 682 s.
Recommended literature:
Carl Sagan: Cosmos. Random House, Inc. New York, 1983
Stephen Hawking: The Illustrated a brief History of Time. Bantam Books, 1996
Stephen Hawking: The Universe in a Nutshell. Bantam Books, 2001
James Hughes: Desk Reference Encyclopedia. Kingfisher Publications, plc., 1995
James, F. Luhr: Earth. Dorling Kindersley Lim. London, 2003
Geheimnisse der Erde. Verlag Das Best GmbH, Stuttgart, Zurich, Wien, 2003
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
The course without practice.
E-learning
Other requirements
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. The Universe and the Earth System.
2. Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory.
3. The Rock Cycle.
4. Basic characteristics of the hydrosphere
5. Basic characteristics of the atmosphere
6. Weathering, Erosion, and Mass Wasting.
7. Extraordinary natural events and disasters.
8. Earthquake, volcanic eruption.
9. Landslides, floods.
10. Another desasters.
12. Global warming.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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