Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Natural Disasters and Coping with Them

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	030-0583/01
Abbreviation	PKJR
Course title	Natural Disasters and Coping with Them
Credits	3
Coordinating department	Department of Fire Protection
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Pavel Poledňák, PhD.

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

Literature

POLEDŇÁK, P. – ORINČÁK, M. (2010): Riešenie prídných krízových situácií. Vysokoškolská učebnice, ŽU Žilina, 2010, ISBN 978-80-554-0339-7
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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