Ekonomické zhodnocení následku povodní v roce 1997 v povodí Ostravice a návrh ochranných opatření do roku 2015

Abstract

This thesis deals with the theme of floods which belong among an often problem of the Czech Republic. Thanks to the climate changes, the floods will occur in the future. The main target of this thesis is to evaluate the consequences of the floods in 1997 in the catchment of the Ostravice River and to suggest other protective precautions against the flood in the places, where the protection is not sufficient enough. Theoretical part deals with the way of river management in the European Union, the Czech Republic and in the City of Ostrava. Among next topic belong legislative regulations, geographical and hydrological characteristics in the Czech Republic and in the catchment of the Ostravice River (altogether with the characteristics of the administrator of the river, which is the company Povodí Odry). Practical part deals with economic evaluation of the consequences of the floods in 1997. This part is also supplemented with questionnaire research, which was carried out in the surroundings of the Ostravice River. For the comparison, economic evaluation of the consequences of the flood in 2010 is also added (this flood had similar character but the damages were less serious). Finally, the suggestions against future floods by the year of 2015 are given at the end of the thesis.