The next generation of natural hazards experts
Modelling in the lab is one thing, practical work in the field is another. In a block course, students learn how to properly produce hazard maps and conduct risk analyses – and come into direct contact with people from affected communities in Valais.
The course GEO805 Natural Hazard and Risk Analysis in Mountain Regions started off in mid-September with a lab part where students learn to model debris flows on the computer. The simulation results form the basis for analyzing debris flow hazards in the field. For the next three days we headed to Herbriggen / Sankt Niklaus in the Mattertal in Valais – after many years of holding the field course in Lauterbrunnen. The students learned how to appropriately produce hazard maps and conduct risk analyses.
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GIUZ Blog, 23.09.2024
Christian Huggel