About the Course
After completion of the course the student shall be able to
1. determine data requirements needed to conduct hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment
2. apply advanced methods, in combination with GIS and numerical modelling software, to understand and estimate risks at a given scenario
3. analyse and evaluate model results, as well as their accuracy
4. give examples on usage of risk information in planning
5. communicate risks and uncertainties, in the forms of maps and other geovisualisation techniques.
Application information
Prerequisites
Completed courses of 30 hp in the Master Programme in Geospatial Information Science, including: Methods Tool Course for Geospatial Information Science, 5 credits, and Spatial Multicriteria Decision Analysis, 5 credits, or equivalentSelection
University creditsThe online application at antagning.se opens approximately one month before application deadline.
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Application
Start
Conditions
Weeks
Application
Time of study:
Day-time
Number of participants:
10
Location:
Gävle
Application code:
HIG-17309
Language:
English
Pace:
One-quarter-time
*) The online application at antagning.se opens approximately one month before application deadline.