Course outline

River floods

Introduction, typology of floods

Analysis of historical floods

Hydrological flood forecasting

River flood modeling

Floods in the landscape

Changes of rainfall-runoff processes in headwater areas

Geomorphological changes of streams and floodplains due to floods

Biological succession and invasion processes triggered by floods

Effect of floodplain modifications on flooding

Flood risk management

Flood damage - mapping, analysis and modeling

Nature-based solutions for flood mitigation

Flood plans design

Flood response and crisis management

Workshop

Presentation of essays