Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece
Environmental Risk Management
Teaching material and methods
Yiannis Xenidis, Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki, Greece
DEREL Training Meeting – 12-13 October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece
Overview of the field
Risk management plan
Identification
Quantitative
Classification
Qualitative
Decision
making
Assessment
Monitoring Control
Response
DEREL Training Meeting – 12-13 October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece
Aim of the course
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 – 12-13 October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece
Structure of the course
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.)
DEREL Training Meeting – 12-13 October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece
Proposed literature
1. Standards: PMBOK, BS_EN, ISO, National.
2. Books:
http://ebookee.org/Risk-Analysis-of-Water-Pollution-by-JacquesGanoulis_948749.html
http://www.springer.com/environment/pollution+and+remediati
on/book/978-1-4020-4597-4
http://www.scribd.com/doc/41655498/GroundwaterContamination-Management-Contain-Risk-Assessment-andLegal-Issues-Volume-II
http://ebookee.org/Urban-Water-Security-Managing-RisksUNESCO-IHP_310832.html
3. Scientific papers and presentations.
DEREL Training Meeting – 12-13 October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece
Student’s evaluation
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
DEREL Training Meeting – 12-13 October 2011 – Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki