Duration
20h Th, 2d FW
Number of credits
| Master in geography : general (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The courses is divided in two:
- Part I focuses on landslide and volcanic risk (10h Th) with Prof. A. Hubert-Ferrari
- Part II focuses on seismic risk (10h Th) with Prof. A. Demoulin
* Risk- Hazard-Vulnerability: Risk study and dangerous evnts (definition and characteristics), history of dangerous events, magnitude-frequency relation, Introduction to Risk: Elements-at-risk, Vulnerability, Hazard * Volcanic Hazard: Generality (risk/hazard, active volcano, frequency, eruption duration, size, impact, cost), basic knowledge about volcanoes and eruptions (structure, relief, why volcanics eruption occur ?, origine of volcanism, lava, magma, volatile), direct volcanic risk around active volcano, indirect volcanic risk, prediction methods and goals of the evaluation of volcanic risk and hazard * Landslide Hazard with in chapter 1: mouvement de masse subaérien (definition, type of mass movements, geometry, distribution, mapping, dynamics of mass movement, factors controling mass movements, monotoring), chapter 2 : Landslide hazard (impact, risk analysis components, Landslide susceptibility analysis)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Notion on the mechanics of landslide and volcanic eruptions
- Understanding of landslide and volcanic risk/hazard
- Capacity to do a landslide susceptibility maps
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Part I (10h):
Theoretical course (8h) and applied part on landslide using GIS software (2h)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face to Face
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Part I :
- 50% on a pratical exercice on landslides
- 50% on a written report on volcanic hazard and risk on a given active volcano
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
aurelia.ferrari@uliege.be