Introduction to the flood protection and flood risk assessment. Elements of hydraulics and hydrology important for understanding the role of flood risk assessment and methods for reduction of the risks. Overview of technical and non-technical methods for flood protection. Dikes: construction, application, impact, rules of design. Reservoirs: construction, basic features, control rules for flood conditions. Flood scenarios in the flood risk assessment. Mathematical and computer modeling of flood wave routing in the river channels. Professional computer programs for flood assessment and prediction. The basics of model calibration and verification. EU Flood Directive and its application in Poland. Flood hazard zones: purpose, required data, methods. Estimation of flood risk. Advanced methods for reservoirs control.
KNOWLEDGE
-GEO_W2 - the basics of Geographic Information Systems
-GEO_W8 - environmental, social and technical conditions influencing the urban structure
SKILLS
-GEO_U2 - apply advanced technologies to obtain and process information, statistical calculations and computer graphics in spatial planning, environmental protection and engineering as well as in water management (e.g. GIS, CAD)
-GEO_U3 - analyze spatial data (also using GIS tools) for spatial planning, water management, flood protection and environmental protection; perform simple geodetic measurements and use complex geodetic documentation
SOCIAL SKILLS
-GEO_K2 - apply the gain knowledge considering legal and ethical aspects
-GEO_K4 - apply engineering knowledge being aware of its effects and influence on natural environment
-GEO_K5 - think and act creatively and enterprisingly