Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, will organise the "Short Course on Floods and Debris Flow: Modelling, Risk Assessment and Prevention, and Case Studies" on 6-8 April 2011.

Floods and debris flows are among the most destructive of all water related processes. They affect both rural and urban areas in a wide range of morphoclimatic environments and in recent years have attracted more and more attention from the scientific and professional communities and concern from the public due to the death toll they claim. The increased frequency of these natural hazards, coupled with climatic change predictions and urban development, suggests that they are set to worsen in the future.

Taking this into consideration, the objectives of the course are:

- To provide basic understanding of floods and debris flows using the most advanced and up-to-date methodologies currently available
- To improve capabilities for modelling debris and water floods in both rural and urban environments
- To develop hazard maps based on model results
- To assess risk and design prevention and mitigation measures
- To use state-of-the-art mathematical models
- Participants will gain a broad overview of global water related disasters, including risk assessment, development of hazard maps and design of prevention and mitigation measures.

Course registration is available via http://www.wessex.ac.uk/floods-debris.html or contact the Course Secretariat (Jane Chantler) directly by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Please find details of this 3-day short course by visiting: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/floods-debris.html