Environmental Risk Management Teaching material and methods Yiannis Xenidis, Lecturer Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece DEREL Training Meeting – October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki

Overview of the field Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece DEREL Training Meeting – October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Decision making Identification Classification Quantitative Qualitative Assessment Monitoring - Control Response Risk management plan

Aim of the course Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece 1.Identifying and quantitatively appreciating the uncertainty or reliability degree of the different variables and parameters under study. 2.Conceiving the significance of risk in environmental issues and problems and applying methods for its quantification. 3.Producing decision trees on various types of decision and risk analyses. 4.Solving environmental management problems by applying principles and methods of decision analysis. DEREL Training Meeting – October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki

Structure of the course Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece DEREL Training Meeting – October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 1.Definitions on risk, hazard, uncertainty. 2.Content, Data, Tools and Techniques, Templates for each risk management process. 1.Risk identification: Delphi, Questionnaires, SWOT analysis, Brainstorming. 2.Qualitative Risk Assessment : HAZOP study, Probability – Impact matrix, FMEA. 3.Quantitative Risk Assessment : Sensitivity analysis, Scenario analysis, Decision trees, Analytical assessment, Monte Carlo simulation. 4.Risk Monitoring and Control : Monitoring equipment. 5.Risk response : Basics on Decision-making theory, Decision-making methods (MCDA, Decision trees, etc.)

Proposed literature Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece DEREL Training Meeting – October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 1.Standards: PMBOK, BS_EN, ISO, National. 2.Books: Ganoulis_ html on/book/ Contamination-Management-Contain-Risk-Assessment-and- Legal-Issues-Volume-II UNESCO-IHP_ html 3.Scientific papers and presentations.

Student’s evaluation Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece DEREL Training Meeting – October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki After successfully attending the course the postgraduate student should be capable of: 1.Written exams. 2.Projects or exercises (per student) during the semester. Both needed! Students still find both the course and the exams very demanding