prof. RNDr. Vít Vilímek, CSc.

Editorial activities and memberships

• Geomorphologist and Physical Geographer
• Head of the research team of geomorphology and geodynamics, member of the international team Glacier Landscape Analysis and Geohazards (GLAM) within the framework of the 4EU+ Alliance
• Editor of the Springer book series Geoenvironmental Disaster Reduction 
• Editor-in-Chief of the university journal AUC Geographica
• Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geoenvironmental Disasters
• Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Landslides

Research and teaching overview

Research focused on hazardous geomorphological processes, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs); geohazards related to climate change and deglaciation. Regionally focused work mainly in Peru and the use of RS methods in Central Asia.

In teaching, guarantor of doctoral and Master’s degree programmes. Lectures on Natural Hazards and Risks, Geomorphology, Regional Geography of Europe

International cooperation with UNESCO, Vice President of the International Consortium on GeoDisaster Reduction, holder of the World Centre of Excellence on Landslide Disaster Reduction within the International Consortium on Landslides, member of doctoral study boards at the universities of Florence and Pavia, project evaluator for national grant agencies in Switzerland, Slovenia, and France.

Publications (last 5 years)

Chowdhury, A., Begam, S., Kroczek, T., Vilímek, V., Sharma, M.C., De, S.K. (2025): Erosional dam breach modelling for multi-glacial lake outburst process and downstream flood exposure assessment in the Eastern Himalayas, Journal of Hydrology, 649 (2025) 132417.

Kroczek, T., Vilímek, V. Glacial lakes inventory and susceptibility assessment in the Alsek River Basin, Yukon, Canada (2024): Geoenvironmental Disasters, 11, 42.

Kropáček J., Mehrishi P., Bollati I.M., Brodský L., Pelfini M., Azzoni R.S., Schmidt S., Nüsser M., Vilímek V. (2024): HYPERLINK "https://karolinum.cz/en/journal/auc-geographica/year-59/issue-2/article-13421"Dynamics and related hazards of the Belvedere Glacier in the Italian Alps: a review. AUC Geographica, 59, 2, 163-183.

Baťka J., Azzoni R.S., Vilímek V. (2024): Application of the Schmidt hammer in the relative-age dating of rockfall deposits in the Belvedere Glacier Valley. AUC Geographica, 59, 2, 272-281.

Brodský, L., Rusnák, S., Schmidt, S., Vilímek, V., Azzoni, R. S., Nüsser, M., Tronti, G., Kropáček, J., Pandey, A. (2024): Interannual spatio-temporal evolution of the supraglacial lakes on the Belvedere Glacier between 2000 and 2023. AUC Geographica 59, 2, 214–228.

Bollati, I. M., Azzoni, R. S., Tagliaferri, A., Tronti, G., Pelfini, M., Vilímek, V., Brodský, L. (2024): What do trees reveal about the sliding of the lateral moraine of the Belvedere Glacier (western Italian Alps)? AUC Geographica 59, 2, 255–271.

Prakash A.J., Begum S., Vilímek V., Mudi S., Das P. (2024): Development of an Automated Method for Flood Inundation Monitoring, Flood Hazard, and Soil Erosion Susceptibility Assessment Using Machine Learning and AHP-MCE Techniques, Geoenvironmental Disasters, 11:14.

Vilímek V., Mark B., Emmer A. eds. (2024): Geoenvironmental Changes in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Springer, 300 p. ISBN 978-3-031-58244-8

Brodský L., Vilímek V., Šobr M., Kroczek T. (2022): Effect of Suspended Particulate Matter on the Supraglacial Lake Depth Retrieval from Optical Data. Remote Sensing, 14(23), 5988.

Burda J., Mrlina J., Vilimek V. (2022): Geodynamic phenomena in hazardous fault zones affected by extensive surface mining in Central Europe. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 81, 153.

Tomková M., Potůčková M., Lysák J., Jančovič M., Holman L., Vilímek V. (2022): Improvements to Airborne Laser Scanning Data Filtering in Sandstone Landscapes. Geomorphology, 414, 108 377.

Chowdhury A., Kroczek T., Kumar De S., Vilímek V., Chand Sharma M., Debnath M. (2021): Glacial Lake Evolution (1962-2018) and Outburst Susceptibility of Gurudongmar Lake Complex in the Tista basin, Sikkim Himalaya (India). Water, 13(24), 3565.      

Vilímek V., Wang F., Strom A. (2021): Catastrophic Landslides and Frontiers of Landslide Science, Landslides, 18, 11, 3733-3735.

Kropáček J., Vilímek V., Mehrishi P. (2021): A preliminary assessment of Chamoli ice and rock fall in Indian Himalayas by remote sensing. Landslides, 18, 8, 3489-3497.

Smolíková J., Hrbáček F., Blahůt J., Klimeš J., Vilímek V., Loaiza Usuaga J.C. (2021): Analyses of the rainfall pattern triggering the Lemešná debris flow, Javorníky Range, the Czech Republic. Natural Hazards, 106, 2353-2379.

Vilímek V., Wang F., Strom A., Sassa K., Bobrowsky P., Takara K. eds. (2021): Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction. Catastrophic Landslides and Frontiers of Landslide Science, Springer. Vol. 5, 427 p.

Baťka J., Vilímek V., Štefanová E., Cook S.J., Emmer A. (2020): Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru: Historic Events and Current Susceptibility. Water, 12, Issue 10, October 2020, Article Number 2664; pages 1-17.                            

Vilímek V., Klimeš J., Ttito Mamani R.V., Bastante Abuhadba J., Astete Victoria F., Champi Monterroso P.Z., (2020): Contribution of the collaborative effort of the Czech WCoE to landslide risk reduction at the Machupicchu, Peru. Landslides. 17, 8, 2683-2688.