290053 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Flood Management in the City of Vienna (2024S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 07.02.2024 08:00 to Tu 20.02.2024 08:00
- Registration is open from We 21.02.2024 12:00 to We 28.02.2024 08:00
- Registration is open from Tu 05.03.2024 14:00 to Su 31.03.2024 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2024 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
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Excursion date: June 7th, 2024.
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The aim of this field trip is to provide an introduction to the identification, calculation, and mitigation of flooding hazard and risk. A one-day bicycle field trip at the Donauinsel will be used as the backdrop for discussion on flooding hazard and risk. Students are required to bring their own bicycle, lunch and snacks.
Assessment and permitted materials
A one-page report regarding the history of the Donauinsel is required to be submitted one week before the field trip. This report accounts for 30% of the final grade. A summary report after the field trip will account for the remaining 70% of the grade.The summary report consists of a final written group project (2–3 people). Students should write down their observations collected during the excursion and their analysis of the group discussions. For this reason, the students have to take care of their own annotations and pictures.
The report will be graded according to the following criteria (expressed in percentage):
- Overall impression: 20
- Format and references: 10
- Content and discussion (quality of the analysis of the excursion content): 40
The report will be graded according to the following criteria (expressed in percentage):
- Overall impression: 20
- Format and references: 10
- Content and discussion (quality of the analysis of the excursion content): 40
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
- Submission of pre-field trip report
- Attendance and participation on the day of the field trip
- Submission of summary field trip reportGrading Scale:
89 - 100: 1
76 - 88 : 2
63 - 75 : 3
50 - 62 : 4
< 50 : 5
- Attendance and participation on the day of the field trip
- Submission of summary field trip reportGrading Scale:
89 - 100: 1
76 - 88 : 2
63 - 75 : 3
50 - 62 : 4
< 50 : 5
Examination topics
After the successful completion of the course, the students are expected to be able to define flooding hazards and risks and qualitatively identify mitigation strategies. The intended learning outcomes of the course are: (1) define and describe flooding hazards and risks in Vienna; (2) identify mitigation strategies that can reduce flood damages and (3) discuss potential impacts and actions from the perspective of global changes.
Reading list
Berger, R. and F. Ehrendorfer (2011). Ökosystem Wien: die Naturgeschichte einer Stadt, Böhlau Verlag.Brunner, K. and P. Schneider (2005). Umwelt Stadt: Geschichte des Natur- und Lebensraumes Wien, Böhlau.Jungwirth, M., et al. (2014). Österreichs Donau: Landschaft – Fisch – Geschichte, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Institut für Hydrobiologie und Gewässermanagement (IHG).Hohensinner, S., Lager, B., Sonnlechner, C. et al. Changes in water and land: the reconstructed Viennese riverscape from 1500 to the present. Water Hist 5, 145–172 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12685-013-0074-2
Association in the course directory
(BA UF GW 18)
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