Natural Disasters and Coping with Them

Natural Disasters and Coping with Them
030-0541/01
čeština

Summary

The subject provides basic information about endogenous and exogenous phenomena occurring on the Earth. It makes students acquainted with the history of natural disasters (case studies).It deals with the description of the origin of earthquakes and slope movements, basic division of these events and with the principles of protection against them. It describes extreme meteorological events, floods and flooding (including extraordinary). It deals with winter climate conditions – ice floods, snow, avalanches, glazed frost. It makes students familiar with the basic methods of localization and suppression of forest and natural fires. It describes climate changes and crises induced by them. It deals with interaction between natural and technological disasters. Prevention of natural disasters, mitigation of consequences and coping with the consequences of natural disasters.

Literature

POLEDNAK, P. – ORINCAK, M. (2010): Dealing with Possible Crisis Situations. (in Slovak). University textbook, ZU Zilina, 2010, ISBN 978-80-554-0339-7
HOFRICHTEROVA L. (2003): Earth Science. (in Czech). VSB - TU Ostrava, Regional Centre of Lifelong Education, Ostrava, 71pp.+CD.
KELLER,E.A. - DeVECCHIO,D.E.(2011):Natural Hazards: Earths Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes (3rd Edition),

Advised literature

MACURA V. et al.(2002). Stream Regulation (in Slovak), Bratislava: Slovak University of Technology, revised 3rd ed., 2002. 272 pp. .
Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks. (in Slovak)
KNAZOVICKY, L. (1967). Avalanches. (in Slovak). Bratislava: SAV, 1967.
MILAN, L. (2006). Avalanches in Mountains of Slovakia. (in Slovak). Bratislava: VEDA, 2006.
Living with risik: a global review of disaster reduction initiatives (2004),UNISDR, 429 p.,ISBN/ 40

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Language of instruction	čeština
Code	030-0541
Abbreviation	PKJR
Course title	Natural Disasters and Coping with Them
Coordinating department	Department of Fire Protection
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Pavel Poledňák, PhD.