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CIV6729   Flood Risk Management   (15 credits)

 
Year Running: 2019/2020
Credit level: F7
Pre-requisites   CIV6733  

Description

The module explores causes and long term pressures on flood risk as well as modelling and mitigation methods. The module focuses on surface water flooding from urban drainage systems as well as river flooding. Teaching delivery is a mixture of lectures, seminars, computer modelling tutorials, as well as a laboratory demonstration and a field visit.

 

Reading List


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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Field Work 8.0
Independent 99.0
Lab 4.0
Lecture 20.0
Seminar 4.0
Tutorial 15.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 80 % S2
Other 0.0 20 % S2
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.