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Terminated in academic year 2013/2014
Natural Disasters
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 541-0065/02 |
| Abbreviation | PK |
| Course title | Natural Disasters |
| Credits | 2 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Geological Engineering |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Jan Jelínek, Ph.D. |
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.
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.
Literature
Advised 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
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