Course description
Recent years have seen an apparent increase in flood events in the UK and the rest of Europe.
The ‘risk’ of flooding can be considered as the product of the probability of a flood occurring and the consequences of the flood. This course considers the techniques for estimating flood probability, engineering and non-structural measures to reduce flood probability, economic techniques for evaluating flood consequences and current approaches to managing flood risk.
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you will learn
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
- Select the appropriate method to determine the likelihood of a flow of a given magnitude for ungauged catchments and for catchments with some historical data,
- Critically use the Flood Estimation Handbook (FEH) method to estimate the likelihood of peak flows in ungauged catchments in the UK,
- Evaluate the impacts of alternative channel designs for flood alleviation,
- Understand the technical and non-technical approaches to flood risk management at the catchment scale.
Course delivery details
Course structure
This course is delivered via a mixture of lectures, workshops and practical sessions. During this short course, you will be joined by full-time and part-time students from our master's and PhD courses, creating a dynamic and interactive experience.
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