20410182 - NATURAL AZARDS

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.

Curriculum

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Mutuazione: 20410182 ANALISI E GESTIONE DEI DISASTRI NATURALI in Geologia del Territorio e delle Risorse LM-74 ACOCELLA VALERIO, Cardaci Chiara

Programme

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

Patrick L. Abbott (2017) Natural Disasters. McGraw-Hill, 556 pp.

Mutuazione: 20410182 ANALISI E GESTIONE DEI DISASTRI NATURALI in Geologia del Territorio e delle Risorse LM-74 ACOCELLA VALERIO, Cardaci Chiara

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 20410182 ANALISI E GESTIONE DEI DISASTRI NATURALI in Geologia del Territorio e delle Risorse LM-74 ACOCELLA VALERIO, Cardaci Chiara

Programme

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

Patrick L. Abbott (2017) Natural Disasters. McGraw-Hill, 556 pp.

Mutuazione: 20410182 ANALISI E GESTIONE DEI DISASTRI NATURALI in Geologia del Territorio e delle Risorse LM-74 ACOCELLA VALERIO, Cardaci Chiara

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 20410182 ANALISI E GESTIONE DEI DISASTRI NATURALI in Geologia del Territorio e delle Risorse LM-74 ACOCELLA VALERIO, Cardaci Chiara

Programme

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

Patrick L. Abbott (2017) Natural Disasters. McGraw-Hill, 556 pp.

Mutuazione: 20410182 ANALISI E GESTIONE DEI DISASTRI NATURALI in Geologia del Territorio e delle Risorse LM-74 ACOCELLA VALERIO, Cardaci Chiara

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 20410182 ANALISI E GESTIONE DEI DISASTRI NATURALI in Geologia del Territorio e delle Risorse LM-74 ACOCELLA VALERIO, Cardaci Chiara

Programme

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

Patrick L. Abbott (2017) Natural Disasters. McGraw-Hill, 556 pp.

Mutuazione: 20410182 ANALISI E GESTIONE DEI DISASTRI NATURALI in Geologia del Territorio e delle Risorse LM-74 ACOCELLA VALERIO, Cardaci Chiara