. "Disaster Management"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Theoretical seismology"@en . . "6" . "• To explain that seismology is the best method for probing the internal structure of\nstars and planets\n• To identify the different waves propagating in stars and planets and derive their\nproperties\n• To derive the governing equations for stellar and planetary oscillations\n• To describe and derive the spatial and temporal characteristics of normal modes\n• To clarify the physical and mathematical basis for interpreting observational results\nin terms of interior structure\n• To explain why some stars oscillate, and others not\n• To be able to read and interpret research articles on theoretical (astero)seismology" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Theoretical seismology"@en . . "6" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Hydraulic hazards in mountain areas"@en . . "6" . "The course aims to provide a phenomenological and modeling approach to natural hazards of hydraulic origin affecting mountain areas, such as intense solid transport phenomena, debris flows and snow avalanches. It also intends to train the students in the use of advanced numerical modeling tools for back analysis, hazard mapping and design of protection plans, as well as to provide calculation techniques and tools for designing mitigation works. The course is completed by some hints on civil protection topics." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Natural hazards and disasters"@en . . "6" . "Contents:\nDisasters related to earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, floods, droughts, (wild)fires and famines seriously affect human societies. This interdisciplinary course introduces different analytical perspectives on the causes and consequences of disaster, including the question where disaster begins and where normality resumes, it explores the interconnections between natural hazards, the vulnerability of populations exposed to them, and the relation with climate change. It also discusses the responses to disaster as developed in different social domains, including local communities, governance structures and science. Guest lectures by experts address technical issues such as the use of remote sensing in disaster management.\nNB The course does not go into the specific geophysical mechanics of disastrous events.\nLearning outcomes:\nAfter successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:\n- identify and discuss the prevailing theories, key concepts and analytical methods in disaster studies, especially disaster sociology;\n- explain the concepts of vulnerability, capacity and social resilience and use them as analytical tools;\n- identify and discuss disaster (risk) management practices and policies at local, national and international levels;\n- relate social and natural-science aspects of disasters and disaster management;\n- comprehend and critically discuss the key concepts;\n- synthesise information and formulate new questions on the above issues by designing and presenting a poster to their fellow-students." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Hazards and risk assessment"@en . . "7.50" . "By the end of the course, the student: \nHas gained in-depth knowledge of processes and phenomena in and on the Earth’s surface that lead to natural and man-induced hazards,\nHas learned methods and techniques of how to monitor and predict risks and their distribution in time and space, in particular regarding past hazard reconstruction, the use of geostatistics, and the construction of spatio-temporal or GIS-based models,\nHas obtained insight into the way risk analysis and mapping or disaster / damage assessment is done for example by re-insurance companies at local, regional and global scales,\nHas acquired knowledge about the impact of environmental hazards on society (e.g., economy, migration, emotional),\nIs able to critically evaluate available information and data and on the basis of that formulate advice and decision support on how to mitigate unfavourable effects of environmental hazards.\nContent\nThe world is continuously alerted by major environmental hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tsunamis, flooding and drought, landslides, and their aftermath. Recent events include earthquakes in Haïti, Chile, China, New Zealand or Japan with the resulting devastating tsunami, flooding in Pakistan and Australia, volcanic eruptions in Iceland and Indonesia. These natural hazards become disastrous where a growing population is forced to live in marginal areas with elevated risks, leading to numerous victims and major economic damage in case of events. Building on the knowledge that Earth Scientists have of the Earth System, this course provides the necessary overview of processes and tools necessary to minimize damage and victims, through better understanding links between causes and related risks. Students will then be able to effectively communicate their knowledge to managers and a general public. This concerns not only natural hazards that are highly unpredictable in their precise timing, but also risks related to human activities such as unwanted effects of prolonged pollution (e.g., tipping points of systems leading to hypoxia or toxic algal blooms in aquatic systems), mass movements or induced seismicity related to, e.g., CO2 sequestration, shale gas winning or geothermal exploration.\nThe course is organised in lectures and exercises / practicals that will be given by experts in their respective field, both from within Utrecht University and external. Furthermore, the students will work on independent projects, resulting in a final paper that will be presented to fellow students." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Gis analysis of natural hazards and risk phenomena"@en . . "no data" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Natural hazards and disaster risk reduction"@en . . "no data" . "N.A." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Astero- and helioseismology"@en . . "2" . "Basic issues and concepts: oscillation mode, identification of modes, seismic model of a star,\nevolutionary period changes. Helioseismology: short history, properties of solar oscillations,\nasymptotic relations, principles of helioseismic inversion, inversion for solar rotation and solar\nstructure. Heat driven pulsators: δ Scuti stars, β Cephei stars, Slowly Pulsating B-type (SPB)\nstars, γ Doradus stars, constraints on: rotational profile, element mixing processes, efficiency\nof convection, opacity data. Compact pulsators: white dwarfs (WD: DAV, DBV, DOV), hot\nsubdwarfs (sdB, sdO), WD and sdB pulsators as a boundary condition for stellar evolution\ntheory, WD pulsators as Galactic chronometers, WD pulsators as cosmic laboratories for\nfundamental physics. Solar-like pulsators: asteroseismic diagnostic signatures, asteroseismic\ndiagram, scaling relations, main sequence stars, subgiants, red giants." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Modelling multi-hazards & risk"@en . . "5" . "no data" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Seismology"@en . . "4,0" . "Description in Bulgarian" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Seismology: laboratory practice"@en . . "4,5" . "Description in Bulgarian" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Environmental hazards (geou9eh)"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=GEOU9EH&_gl=1*165oolf*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjAzOTk5Mi4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Environmental hazards (geou9eh)"@en . . "20.0" . "https://portal.stir.ac.uk/calendar/calendar.jsp?modCode=GEOU9EH&_gl=1*1cn9cea*_ga*MTY1OTcwNzEyMS4xNjkyMDM2NjY3*_ga_ENJQ0W7S1M*MTY5MjAzNjY2Ny4xLjEuMTY5MjA0MDA2Ni4wLjAuMA.." . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" .