Dangerous natural and anthropogenic processes and environmental engineering

Course: Cross-border environmental cooperation

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Dangerous natural and anthropogenic processes and environmental engineering
Code
ОК 14
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
/ PR03. Freely communicate with professional and scientific questions in a foreign language. / PR04. Conduct research and/or carry out innovative activities with a goal obtaining new knowledge, developing new ones methods and procedures in geography and interdisciplinary contexts, in particular, and with issues of nature conservation, restoration and protection landscapes and biodiversity. PR08. To carry out research naturally - and socio-geographic manifestations of development geosystems in complex and unpredictable conditions, forecast their development, analyze alternatives, assess risks and probabilities consequences PR11. Assess possible risks, social economic and geoecological consequences of implementation management decisions in the field nature management, nature protection, of urban and regional development, recreation and tourism
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Basic knowledge of Geomorphology, the basics of Geology, Meteorology, Geodesy and Cartography, Hydrology, Engineering Geology 2. The level of English proficiency not lower than B1. /
Course content
Academic discipline "Hazardous natural-anthropogenic processes and Engineering of environment” is part of education and professional training program for the education level "master" branch of knowledge 10 Natural Sciences”, educational program – “Transboundary environmental cooperation”. The course examines the hazardous natural-anthropogenic processes caused by action of endogenous and exogenous factors and enhanced by human activity. Special attention is paid to the monitoring system, prevention measures and minimization of risk consequences. This discipline is mandatory for the educational program "Transboundary environmental cooperation". The discipline is taught in the 2nd semester of 1st year Master’s degree program in volume - 90 hours (3 credits ECTS) including lectures - 14 hours, seminars - 14 hours, self-study work - 62 hours. The course content provides two modules and two module tests. The discipline is finished by Test
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Gordon D. Understanding Unconventional Oil // Energy and Climate, 2012. - P. 1-25. 2. “Incorporating Induced Seismicity in the 2014 United States National Seismic Hazard Model—Results of 2014 Workshop and Sensitivity Studies.” 3. Natural hazards: earth’s processes as hazards, disasters, and catastrophes/ Edward A. Keller, Robrt H. Blodgett. Pearson Education Inc., -2 nd ed. 2008. - 488 p. 4. Paul Hawken Regeneration. Ending the climate crises in one generation. New York: Penguin Books, 2021 5. Press Frank, Silver Raymond. Understanding Earth. − New York. W. H. Freeman and Company, Second ed., 1998. − 682 p. 6. Seismicity & induced earthquakes. Gary Gibson & Prof. Mike Sandiford Melbourne Energy Institute University of Melbourne.2013
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods and criteria
Test, presentation
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Baysarovych
Petroleum Geology
Educational and Scientific Institute "Institute of Geology"

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Petroleum Geology
Educational and Scientific Institute "Institute of Geology"