The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the general principles of natural hazards and physical and geographical aspects of their risks to society. Part of the lectures is devoted to general laws common to all types of natural hazards taking place in the landscape. The lectures are gradually discussed topics dealing with the types of natural hazards and their interdependence, the laws of their temporal and spatial distribution, risk analysis, the issue of their inventory and the consequences for human society. Natural hazards are further characterized as part of the development of the physical-geographical sphere in relation to global change and discussed in terms of international strategy for their research. In the second part of the lecture block, attention is focused on individual types of natural hazards and risks for society. The specific specifics of individual processes are gradually characterized in terms of their triggering factors, manifestations and consequences and their possible elimination (possible protective measures). The lectures include case studies of extreme natural disasters from different parts of the world, incl. comparison of their impact with historical events in the Czech Republic. The final part of the lecture block is devoted to the study of vulnerability for society and individual risk management. Part of the course is conducted in English, while the key sources of literature are foreign professional literature.
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