G8711 Geological disasters and hazards

Faculty of Science
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Antonín Přichystal, DSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:50 G1,01004
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of this course the student will be able to: understand and explain the causes of possible geological hazards, their risks in the world generally and in the Central Europe definitely.
Syllabus
  • a) Volcanism and its risks, possibilities if its forecasting
  • b) Earthquake activity, its measurement and forecasting. Neotectonics. Underground nuclear explosions.
  • c) Landslides, rocky destruction.
  • d) Floods, influence of the climate and human activities on floods.
  • e) Dust devil.
  • f) Old minig activities, underground hazard, methane hazard.
  • g) Radon hazard, natural radioactivity of rocks.
  • h) Impacts of extraterrestrial bodies.
Literature
    required literature
  • KUKAL, Zdeněk. Přírodní katastrofy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Horizont, 1982, 252 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • Catastrophes and earth history : the new uniformitarianism (Orig.) : Katastrofy i istorija Zemli : novyj uniformizm. info
    not specified
  • REICHARDT, Hans. Přírodní katastrofy. Translated by Jaroslava Křivská, Illustrated by Anne-Lies Ihme. 1. vyd. Praha: Amfora, 1994, 48 s. ISBN 80-901325-0-2. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and inspection of measurement equipment situated at the Institute of Physics of the Earth
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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