Universität Wien
Course Exam

290058 VO Scientific Progress in Natural Hazards und Disaster Management (2015S)

in Englisch

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

Monday 13.07.2015

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Examination topics

Vorlesung (in english)

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of the VO is to:
-give an overview of risk terminology and the phases of disaster cycle (impact, prevention and mitigation, response and recovery).
-demonstrate the links between science and practice
-introduce widely used methods for hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment
-present natural processes and their impact on the built environment as well as their social and economic effects.
-discuss the impacts of global environmental change on natural hazards and their consequences

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