Aim of the course is to provide the students with a perspective on the natural hazards in the frame of Earth Science and on the related risks, also in terms of social impact, to highlight approaches and analyses which may be effective in mitigating the natural disasters, facing the environmental challenges of the new millennium.
teacher profile teaching materials
Introduction: hazard and risk, historical perspective;
General concepts: Earth Science; energy and causes of natural hazards; managing, modelling and describing natural disasters; forecasting.
Analysis, physical understanding and social impact of the natural disasters in Earth science: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, landslides, hurricanes, floods, drought, climate changes, sea level changes.
Synthesis: towards a general and shared vision to mitigate natural disasters.
Natural disasters / Patrick L. Abbott, San Diego State University. – Tenth edition.
ISBN 978-0-07-802298-2
Mutuazione: 20410182 ANALISI E GESTIONE DEI DISASTRI NATURALI in Geologia e Tutela dell'Ambiente LM-74 ACOCELLA VALERIO
Programme
Programma del corso (inglese)Introduction: hazard and risk, historical perspective;
General concepts: Earth Science; energy and causes of natural hazards; managing, modelling and describing natural disasters; forecasting.
Analysis, physical understanding and social impact of the natural disasters in Earth science: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, landslides, hurricanes, floods, drought, climate changes, sea level changes.
Synthesis: towards a general and shared vision to mitigate natural disasters.
Core Documentation
Abbott, Patrick L.Natural disasters / Patrick L. Abbott, San Diego State University. – Tenth edition.
ISBN 978-0-07-802298-2