ENCI609-19S2 (C) Semester Two 2019

Special Topic

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2019
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 26 July 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 27 September 2019

Description

Special Topic

RIVER BASIN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT

Prescription:   Flood risk assessment; Extreme value statistics; Flood modelling and uncertainty assessment; Flood protection; Flood risk audit and planning

Learning Outcomes

  • Upon completion of this course, students will have acquired

       
  •    a broad and cross-disciplinary scientific knowledge on flood risk management;
       
  •    comprehensive knowledge base and understanding of the current theory and practice relating to flooding and flood management;
       
  •    fundamental knowledge leading to sound understanding of socio-economic issue related to flooding;
       
  •    broad scientific knowledge about conservation, restoration and management measures to overcome challenges imposed on water by humans and by climate change, and;
       
  •    extended knowledge on the basin-wide approach to flood risk management.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Director of Studies

Timetable Note

Block course dates for 2019:

25-26 July, 0900-1600  - Lectures
25 September 1300-1700 - Field Trip
26-27 September 0900-1700 - Lectures

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Markus Pahlow

Lecturer

Tom Cochrane

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,080.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 5 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

All ENCI609 Occurrences

  • ENCI609-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019 - Not Offered
  • ENCI609-19S2 (C) Semester Two 2019
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