Water Management
Course code
MLJ6118.LT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Veemajanduse alused
Course title in English
Water Management
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
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 aim of the lecture course is to: open up the background of water management as one of the most important branches of economics, describe the tasks and related stakeholders, give an overview of different fields of water management; all of this on a global scale and compared to Estonia. The nature of water resources, the content of factors influencing their formation, consumption and management, and the methods of management, planning and control used for the purpose of water resource management, shall be exposed
Brief description of the course
Introduction to water management, natural and anthropogenic factors affecting the formation and distribution of water resources. General principles and methods for monitoring and managing water resources. Requirements for water and methods of consumption resulting from different water management sectors. Content and objectives of water policies, including the Water Framework Directive, principles of the Rainbow, Nature based solutions and others. Resources for implementing water policies, including water management plans. Environmental health. Coastal water management
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- recognizes the importance of water resources and water management as a key sector of the economy;
- knows different aspects of water management and is able to interlink them;
- knows the basics of water management and is able to integrate them with environmental aspects;
- knows water management policies and the content of key documents related to them;
- is able to analyse cause-effect relationships in water resource management.
- recognizes the importance of water resources and water management as a key sector of the economy;
- knows different aspects of water management and is able to interlink them;
- knows the basics of water management and is able to integrate them with environmental aspects;
- knows water management policies and the content of key documents related to them;
- is able to analyse cause-effect relationships in water resource management.
Teacher
Elve Lode, PhD
Prerequisite course 1
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