This module aims to provide a basic knowledge of contemporary problems in integrated management of water for the practicing engineer. It also offers gaining practical experience in using water management modelling tools.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Subject Specific Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
By the end of this module, the students should:
have acquired understanding of water management system components, their characteristics and functioning of such systems;
have acquired basic knowledge of integrated water management problems;
be able to make appropriate and critical use of water management modelling and integrated water management principles.
2. Core Academic Skills
By the end of this module, the students should:
be able to identify, formulate and analyse a management problem in a given water management system;
be able to critically assess research results;
have acquired some practical experience of using water management modelling tools.
3. Personal and Key Skills
By the end of this module, the students should have:
improved further the necessary skills for independent learning;
enhanced report and presentation skills;
improved some IT skills.
SYLLABUS PLAN
Introduction to IWRM
Legislative and institutional framework-The WFD
Status of waters Classes of water quality - Reference conditions, typology, and water bodies
Analysis of the pressures and impacts on water bodies
Modelling and Decision Support Systems ( DSS ) in IWRM
Rivers-Estuaries: Water quality modelling
Rivers-Estuaries: River restoration
Lakes-Reservoirs: IWRM in lakes
IWRM in urban areas
Groundwater management
Economical analysis of water use
Presentation and analysis of a RBMP
Start: 24 September 2012
Duration: 15 weeks
Credits: 8 ECTS
Web-link: http://www.water-msc.org/en/wrem303.htm
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