Course code

MLJ6126.LT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Hüdroloogia ja veemajanduse alused

Course title in English

Hydrology and Water Management

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Elve Lode (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The study course linking the basics of hydrology and water management with the purpose to open the background of water management as one of the most important economic sectors, to describe the tasks ahead and the related stakeholders, to give an overview of different fields of water management and related fields of hydrology; all this in generalized both on a global scale and in comparison with Estonia. The nature of water resources, the content of factors influencing their formation, consumption and management, and generalized principles for their application in water management plans will be analysed. The nature of more recent water management policies and the mechanisms for their implementation are introduced.

Brief description of the course

The content of the lectures consists of an introduction to water management, natural and anthropogenic factors influencing the formation and distribution of water resources. The general principles of monitoring and management of water resources, requirements for water arising from different water management branches and consumption methods are introduced. All of the foregoing relates to the relationships or methods of analysis that characterize the relevant water management environment or hydrology. An overview of the content and objectives of the principles of water policies, including the Water Framework Directive, “Rainbow”, “Nature based”, etc., and the means of implementing water policies will be provided.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- recognizes the importance of water resources and water management as a key area of the economy;
- orients in hydrological data and corresponding information databases;
- is able to evaluate the dominant influencing factors of different water bodies and their interrelations through the respective assessment methods;
- knows different aspects of water management and is able to relate them to different hydrological processes and their analysis methods;
- knows the basic policies related to modern water management, the content of the most important related documents and the ways of their implementation;
- is able to analyse cause-and-effect relationships in water management;
- is able to find materials related to a certain field of water management from various databases, generalize them, present them orally and discuss the relevant topic;
-is able to analyze cause-effect relationships in water resources managementv;
-is able to find certain materials related to the field of water management in various databases, generalize them, present them orally and discuss the relevant topic.

Teacher

PhD Elve Lode

The course is a prerequisite

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