Natural Disasters and Handling of Them

Natural Disasters and Handling of Them
050-0909/01
čeština Natural Disasters and Handling of Them
050-0909/02
čeština Natural Disasters and Handling of Them
050-0909/03
angličtina

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.

Literature

POLEDNAK, P. – ORINCAK, M. (2010): Dealing with Possible Crisis Situations. (in Slovak). University textbook, ŽU Žilina, 2010, ISBN 978-80-554-0339-7
HOFRICHTEROVA L. (2003): Earth Science. (in Czech). VŠB - 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),

Doporučená literatura

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, čeština, angličtina
Code	050-0909
Abbreviation	PK
Course title	Natural Disasters and Handling of Them
Coordinating department	Department of Civil Protection
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Pavel Poledňák, PhD.