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At the end of the course the student will be introduced into scientific and applied strategies for analysis, process understanding, anticipation and mitigation of Alpine Hazards. The lecture covers the full range of gravitational, nival, glacial and periglacial Alpine Hazards in dynamically changing mountain environments.

This lecture is part of the 6-ECTS Module "Alpine Hazards - BGU46026", together with lecture "Water management in mountain regions" by Dr. Rimböck. The lecture will introduce process understanding of gravitational, nival, glacial and periglacial Alpine Hazards in dynamically changing mountain environments. This includes physical and mechanical aspects of process understanding and stochastic descriptions of magnitude and frequency patterns. On basis of this profound understanding, we will introduce benchmark approaches of how to model and anticipate selected gravitational, nival, glacial and periglacial Alpine Hazards. These approaches will be evaluated with respect to the presently observed and anticipated Environmental Change in Alpine regions. This will be integrated into the development of sustainable adaptation and mitigation strategies in dynamic Alpine Environments. Best practice examples from different mountain environments will be assessed in a final step.

Bachelor in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering; Basic knowledge in geology and water management.