Topic outline

  • General

    • Description

      This e-learning module aims to contribute to capacity building of professionals involved in disaster risk management from extreme hydro-meteorological events. The module represents the means to disseminate the concepts developed within the PEARL project (www.pearl-fp7.eu). It  draws upon the theory and practice concerning multi hazards, holistic risk assessment, development of strategies and selection of measures, and their implementation. It contains a pool of case studies in Europe and also Internationally. 

      For Whom?

      Engineers, practitioners, professionals working on water management from local municipalities.

      Learning Objectives

      Upon completion of the module, participants will be able to:

      • Develop enhanced understanding of the processes and drivers involved in the formation of flood risk in coastal areas

      • Understand the basic concepts related to climate change, extreme events, hazards and vulnerability assessment

      • Develop understanding of how to use models to assess hazards and vulnerabilities and the formation of different flood risk

      • Introduction to the set-up and use of urban drainage models and how to evaluate system performance against different standards (engineering, environmental, public health, etc.), and develop understanding of novel techniques for modelling the complex geometry and interaction between surface water (including floodplains), sub-surface flows and urban drainage infrastructure (1D and coupled 1D/2D), coastal systems modelling and interaction between coastal and urban water systems

      • Learn how to produce different flood risk maps in a GIS environment and how to calculate different types of flood damages

      • Develop understanding of structural and non-structural flood resilience measures such as, conventional and innovative structures, early warning systems, etc., and understand how to develop effective flood disaster management plans and enhance decision making, and

      • Be exposed to a set of European practical case studies, show casing challenges and innovative solutions

      References

      Software

      N/A

      Books

      book

            This is one of the reference books used for this e-learning module.

            More information can be found at:

            http://www.iwapublishing.com/books/9781780405322/flood-risk-holistic-perspective

      Lecturer

      Course materials were organized by Dr Arlex Sanchez Torres,  Postdoc Researcher for PEARL Project, Dnvironmental Engineering and Water Technology, UNESCO-IHE.

      Acknowledgements

      The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under Grant agreement n° 603663 for the research project PEARL (Preparing for Extreme And Rare events in coastal regions).

      Disclaimer

      These tools and its content reflects only the authors' views and the European Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.

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      Reference Course

      N/A  - This set of course materials is provided as OpenCourseWare without support and interaction with lecturers.                                                                                                                                                                   

       © 2015 PEARL Consortium

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      These open educational resources are part of the PEARL Project

  • Session1 - Setting the Scene

    • Introduction to PEARL Page

      Brief Introduction describing what PEARL is all about.  

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    • Glossary

      Contains terms and definitions used in the reference book, the project and the structure of the Ontology.

  • Session 2 - Holistic approach to flood risk management

  • Session 3 - Holistic risk assessment

  • Session 4 - Holistic scenario analysis

    • Session 5 - Holistic decision making

      • Session 6 - Holistic risk governance

        • Session 7 – Examples, Demonstration in Case Study Areas

          • Rethymno, Greece Page

            Application of methods, tools and models at Rethymno in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • Hamburg, Germany Page

            Application of methods, tools and models at Hamburg in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • Marbella, Spain Page

            Application of methods, tools and models at Marbella in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • Genoa, Italy Page

            Application of methods, tools and models at Genoa in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • Greve, Denmark Page

            Application of methods, tools and models at Greve in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • Châtelaillon-Plage, France Page

            Application of methods, tools and models at Chatelaillon-Plage in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • Castries, St Lucia Page

            Application of methods, tools and models at Castries, St Lucia in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • St Maarten Page

            Application of methods, tools and models at Castries, St Maarten in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • Taiwan, International Case Page

            Application of methods, tools and models in Taiwan in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • Ayutthaya, Thailand - International Case Page

            Application of methods, tools and models in Ayutthaya in the framework of the PEARL project.

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          • Exercises. Web Modeling Page

            Exercises to set up and run urban drainage models remotely.