Flood Protection
Course description
Students learn about basic processes that affect or cause floods and their interrelationships; they examine aspects of meteorology (climate change), hydrology, hydraulics and hydraulic engineering, as well as interdisciplinary topics in the field of flood damage, flood protection and flood management.
Course content
- Overview of flood protection
- technical flood protection
- flood prevention
- flood risk area management
Learning Objectives
Students are introduced into fundamental processes that affect or cause floods and their interrelations. They learn different flood protection strategies and become familiar with practical applications in detail.