About this module
Land cover changes have contributed to the exposure of a greater number of the world’s population to flooding, in addition to the effects of climate change on flood frequency in some regions of the world.
This module will address the fundamental hydrological and hydraulic processes before examining strategies to limit flood damage and introduce students to hydrologic/hydraulic modeling.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- describe fundamental hydrological and hydraulic processes
- explain strategies to mitigate floods through land planning and green/grey technologies
- produce storm runoff and flooding risks simulations using hydrological and hydraulic models
Learning approach
This module is project-oriented and includes a mixture of theory and practical work.
Theory: Fundamental Processes, Mitigation Strategies, Early Warning Systems.
Practical work: a case study that models historical flooding events using both hydrologic and hydraulic models.
Topics Covered
- Hydrology fundamentals
- Hydrological modeling, HMS
- Statistics of extreme events
- Hydraulic modelling
Module Head
Dennis FOX
Professor of Geography at Université Côte d'Azur. Co-director of MSc Environmental Hazards and Risks Management.
Main research fields: Land use change and impacts of land use change on natural risks, Soil erosion in vineyards and post forest fire conditions, Water infiltration in soils, Runoff.
RESEARCH GATE
Lecturers
Wanda BEROLO
French National Centre for
Scientific Research (CNRS)
Géoazur Research Laboratory
RESEARCH GATE
Elena DI BERNARDINO
Laboratoire J.A. Dieudonné
Université Côte d'Azur
Paul ROYER-GASPARD
Hydroclimat SAS