Short course/CPD
Flood Risk Management
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
Recent years have seen an apparent increase in flood events in the UK and the rest of Europe. The ‘risk’ of flooding can be considered as the product of the probability of a flood occurring and the consequences of the flood. This module considers the techniques for estimating flood probability, engineering and non-structural measures to reduce flood probability, economic techniques for evaluating flood consequences and current approaches to managing flood risk.
Location
Course fee:
- £1400 - Standard. 20% discount for Cranfield alumni, 10% discount for colleagues of alumni
- £1340 - Professional/trade association discount
- £1280 - Multiple bookings*
*Minimum of five delegates.
Accommodation fee:
Accommodation is not included in the price.
How to register
To request a place on this course, please complete the online Registration Form.
If you have any queries please contact:
Academic Operations Unit.
T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
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Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL, UK
T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206
Please be aware that short courses/CPD are subject to:
Booking ConditionsAccreditation
This course is accredited for CIWEM CPD.
Course description
- Introduction. Definition of risk. Roles and responsibilities for flood defence in the UK. Source – Pathway – Receptor model
- Flood probability. Storm hydrographs and unit hydrographs. Probability and return period analysis of hydrological events
- Design floods. Estimation of peak flows using Flood Estimation Handbook (FEH) methods
- Flood impact in urban and rural areas. Depth / damage relationships. Cost – benefit evaluation
- Engineered solutions. Flood routing and flood alleviation: Channel & reservoir routing. Flood banks, channel improvements, diversion schemes, flood storage on-stream and off-stream
- Land management and runoff control. Agricultural land management, Planning control, Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS)
- Flood risk mapping, Catchment Flood Management Plans (CFMPs)
- Climate change and flood risk.
On successful completion of this module the delegate will be able to:
- Select the appropriate method to determine the likelihood of a flow of a given magnitude for ungauged catchments and for catchments with some historical data.
- Critically use the Flood Estimation Handbook (FEH) method to estimate the likelihood of peak flows in ungauged catchments in the UK.
- Evaluate the impacts of alternative channel designs for flood alleviation.
- Understand the technical and non-technical approaches to flood risk management at the catchment scale.
- Understand the current policy for flood risk management in the UK and elsewhere.
This short course is also a module associated with a Masters-level programme. For further information please click on the programme title directly above in the Quick navigation box.
