Overview
For whom?
- Engineers who are interested in learning the quantitative risk assessment tools, techniques and methodologies.
- Managers, policymakers, and other professionals in the flood risk and coastal zone management sectors who do not necessarily have a technical background.
Learning objectives of the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Assessment course at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
- Interpret quantified risk information in a context-specific way together with the uncertainties.
- Calculate risk by combining hazards into suitable risk models.
- Setup quantification of risk as a computational problem and apply simulation models to estimate hazards in the context of flood and coastal erosion hazards.
- Communicate quantified risk information in understandable, but also actionable means.
Programme Structure
The 3-week short course addresses these three gaps covering theory, tools and hands-on modelling and quantification, risk communication and its interpretation. It covers the following type of flood and coastal risk contexts:
- Pluvial urban floods
- Fluvial floods
- Flooding in the coastal context (covering both 1&2) in the context of climate change
- Coastal erosion risk due to sea-level rise
We use modelling tools implemented in several case studies from different locations in the world to address the following topics:
- Quantitative risk assessment frameworks and approaches.
- External and internal determinants of risk (Climate change, local land-use change, system deterioration)
- Climate change-driven Flood hazard modelling
- Climate change-driven Coastal Erosion hazard modelling
- How to convert Hazard estimates to quantitative risk assessments
- Interpretation and communication of quantified risk information
- Understanding quantified risk information
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 19 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Hydrology & Water Management Insurance View 31 other Short Courses in Hydrology & Water Management in NetherlandsAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- We welcome participants from diverse backgrounds (engineering, managers, policy-makers) as long as they are ready to challenge boundaries and open to learning. You should be interested in the topic of flood and/or coastal erosion.
Tuition Fee
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International
5250 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5250 EUR for the full programme during 19 days. -
EU/EEA
5250 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5250 EUR for the full programme during 19 days.
Living costs for Delft
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.