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Course code: RSSS10332f13Semester: 2013/2014 winter
Name: Watershed Management
Major: Environmental Protection
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Szymon Szewrański
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Knowledge Student has knowledge of watershed management systems in Poland and EU, knows basic principles of water policy and water needs of national economu , knows tools for effective planning and management in watershed ( the role of Water and Environment Program, Regional Water Retention Program, programs for protection of waters against pollution caused by Nitrates from agricultural sources), knows organizational and legal conditions of water management Skills Student can estimate water resources in watershed, can evaluate water demands for agriculture and industry in spatial dimension; can elaborate parts of aquatic legal survey with water management instructions
Competences: Student understands need for sustainable usage of water resources and knows reasons of water environment protection, has sensibility for irrational water management.
Prerequisites: Hydrology, Meteorology and climatology
Course content: Introduction – genesis, definitions related to water management, Water management as a environmental protection factor, Quantitative and qualitative resources of water as the development element, Water needs for national economy (agriculture, industry), Water policy of EU (the economic development barriers; problems and directions for development of water management), Water management systems in EU (institutions, administrative mechanisms, the social control), Water management systems in Poland, Planning in water management, Water usage and control tools, Economic aspects of water management, Integrated water management in rural watersheds, Regional Water Retention Program, The Nitrates Directive . Good Agricultural Practices in terms of water resources protection, Pro-ecological water management systems.
Recommended literature: Literature: Easter K.W., Huang Q. 2014: Water Markets for the 21st Century. What Have We Learned?, Springer Pahl-Wostl C., Kabat P., Möltgen J. 2010: Adaptive and Integrated Water Management: Coping with Complexity and Uncertainty, Springer Sessa C. 2012: Sustainable Water Ecosystems Management in Europe, IWA Publishing Sorensen M.L. 2008: Agricultural Water Management. Research Trends, Nova Science Publishers Wang L.K., Yang C., Wang M. 2016: Advances in Water Resources Management, Springer
Assessment methods: Score of tutorials 50%, score of lectures 50 %
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