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Lecturer(s)
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Lehnert Michal, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Halásová Olga, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Introduction to natural risks and hazards, crisis management of extreme natural processes; legislative tools for preventive territorial protection; early warning systems; high temperatures and heat waves; low temperatures and cold waves; extreme snowfall, frost, ice, and black ice; strong winds and extratropical cyclones; storms, thunderstorms, and associated phenomena; extreme precipitation; hydrological responses of extreme precipitation; drought; fires; landslides associated with extreme hydrometeorological phenomena; environmental safety
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Group work
- Attendace
- 39 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 71 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 70 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the issues surrounding meteorological and related hydrological extremes and their impact on the landscape due to human activity. Through lectures, students will learn about hydrometeorological extremes and how they are addressed in legislation. They will examine these phenomena from the perspective of emergencies and crisis situations, as well as their impacts on the environment and quality of life, with a special focus on the territory of the Czech Republic. In this course, students will gain practical experience with legislative tools and strategic documents (the Integrated Early Warning System, crisis management, flood plans, etc.), all in the context of climate change, its expected trends, and its socioeconomic impacts.
Students will understand the problems associated with hazardous hydrometeorological phenomena in the Central European context and will be able to apply this knowledge in their professional practice: 1. Expert knowledge, i.e., the identification and classification of phenomena, their physical nature, and their connection to climate change 2. Practical and methodological skills, i.e., students will be able to interpret data, assess threats to specific areas in relation to specific phenomena, and work with historical data 3. General and transferable competencies, e.g., crisis communication and warning systems, decision-making under pressure, and the design of adaptation measures
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of meteorology, climatology, and physical geography.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Written exam
Basic knowledge of meteorology and climatology, or physical geography.
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Recommended literature
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Brázdil, R. (2007). Vybrané přírodní extrémy a jejich dopady na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Brno, Praha, Ostrava.
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Keller, E. A. Natural Hazards. 2008.
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Pondělíček, M., Bízek, V. (ed.). (2016). Adaptacen na změnu klimatu. Hradenc Králové.
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Smith, K. (2009). Environmental hazards: assesing risk and reducing disaster.
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