Geohazards

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Course ID:	1300-OGZP-GES
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Geohazards
Name in Polish:	Geozagrożenia
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmiot obowiązkowy na I sem. I roku stud. II st. GES na spec. geologia środowiskowa
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	Basic knowledge in geology and engineering geology.
Short description:	Practical classes aimed at exploring new risks, mostly related to geological phenomena affecting the functioning of human beings in the environment.
Full description:	1) Introduction to basic concepts related to geohazards 2) Classification of natural hazards divided into six main groups: - geological - hydrological - oceanographic - meteorological - related to the vegetation cover - anthropogenic. 3) Presentation of particular geohazards with special regard to the area of Poland 4) Presentation of ways of interpreting, evaluating and verification of analytical materials useful for geohazard identification 5) Introduction to the methodology of geohazard record and research 6) Field presentation of surface symptoms of mass movements in the area of the Vistula escarpment, including methods of documentation of such events and areas (survey, photography, etc.) 7) Methods of monitoring of selected geohazards – presentation of principles of creating monitoring systems 8) Elaboration of documentation including the occurrence of a geohazards map for a selected stretch of the Vistula escarpment and a landslides registration card.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Graniczny, M. & Mizerski, W., 2009. Katastrofy przyrodnicze. Wyd. Nauk. PWN. Warszawa. Grabowski, D., Marciniec, P., Mrozek, T., Nescieruk, P., Rączkowski, W., Wójcik, A. & Zimnal, Z., 2008. Instrukcja opracowania mapy osuwisk i terenów zagrożonych ruchami masowymi w skali 1:10.000. PIG-PIB. Warszawa. Kowalski, W. C., Geologia inżynierska. Wyd. Geol. Warszawa. Ozimkowski w., Rubinkiewicz J., Śmigielski M., Konon A., 2010, Metodyka prac analitycznych i kartograficznych w problematyce osuwisk karpackich w Polsce, Ministerstwo Środowiska, Warszawa, s.74 Coch, N.E., 1995. Geohazards: Natural and Human. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 481 pp. Keller, E.A., 1999. Introduction to Environmental Geology. Pearson Prentice Hall, 383 p. Maund, J. G., Eddleston, M., 1998. Geohazards in Engineering Geology. Geological Society Publ. House, 448 pp. Zilinga de Boer, J., Sanders, D.T., 2005. Earthquakes in Human History. Princeton University Press, 278 pp. Keller, E.A., Blodget, R.H., 2008. Natural Hazards – Earth’s Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes. Pearson Prentice Hall, 488 pp.
Learning outcomes:	On completion of the course, the student: - knows and recognizes the basic geohazards associated with natural and anthropogenic processes - understands relationships of cause and effect between processes, including geological processes and natural disasters - explains the relationship between geological structure and potential geohazards - knows the basic ways of counteracting and preventing geohazards - possesses basic knowledge on human impact on various processes, e.g. geodynamic processes - understands the need for monitoring and control of processes in the environment. - can determine space-related geohazards - knows how to map landslides and areas with the risk of landslides - interprets and validates analytical materials related to geohazards (topographic maps, geological maps, maps of engineering-geological conditions, hydrogeological maps, digital terrain model maps). - can correctly select methods of monitoring geodynamic phenomena - is able to create a landslide registration card - performs photographic documentation of geodynamic processes - is able to perform a survey of geomorphological forms related to geohazards (elevation and contour measurements of morphological elements). - assesses the risk of geological projects related to geohazards. - is aware of the existence of social groups particularly vulnerable to geohazards - understands the methodological limitations in predicting and preventing geohazards.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The acquired knowledge is assessed based on an elaborated geohazards map for a selected stretch of the Vistula River escarpment.
Practical placement:	Not applicable

This course is not currently offered.

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