Natural Disasters and Handling of Them

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	050-0909/02
Abbreviation	PK
Course title	Natural Disasters and Handling of Them
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Civil 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

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),

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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