WATR401-12S1 (C)
Semester One 2012
Advanced Water Resources
Description
Freshwater resource definition, characterisation, use, and impacts of exploitation and their management or mitigation. Topics will include; perspectives/values (including cultural) associated with water bodies, anthropogenic stresses and their effects on resources, key aquatic and ecosystems processes, methods of characterisation and impact assessment, hazards, NZ legislative frameworks relating to water and environmental resource, and catchment management approaches. Will include a compulsory one-day fieldtrip.
The aim of this course is to provide graduates, who already have particular academic skills, with an overview of the knowledge required for effective management of water resources in NZ.
It serves two purposes;
• Advanced consideration of fundamental concepts of water resource management such that students can understand and accommodate aspects of water resource management in their chosen career
• A core component, and the first course taken, of the proposed future PG Diploma/Master of Water Resources, giving all graduates entering the programme, from a variety of backgrounds, an understanding of the fundamental concepts of water resource management.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to;
• Describe and explain why freshwater resources and their ecosystems are vulnerable, and discuss the critical factors in resource exploitation and longevity.
• Identify how water resources, and their limits, are quantified
• Recognise the relevance of specialist skills (e.g., in aspects of science, engineering, planning) in the resolution of freshwater resources management issues.
• Discuss the importance of field measurements, monitoring programmes, and data treatment and its use in resource assessment
• Analyse how conflicts arise in resource use, and approach and communicate water resource issues constructively and without bias
• Assess those aspects of NZ environmental law that are most relevant to freshwater management, and how these can be applied (or not) to ensure sustainable use of water resources.
• Contribute effectively to an interdisciplinary team working on water resource issues
• Communicate concepts effectively and usefully to a range of audiences
(1) Entry is subject to approval by the Programme Director (2)BSc, BE(Hons), BEMP (LU) or equivalent qualification or experience in a field of relevance in water resource management
Timetable
This course is run jointly with Lincoln University. Lectures will be run from each University in alternating years, i.e. at UC in 2012, LU in 2013. (this is just a physical location difference to balance it between the two universities).
Course Coordinator
Jenny Webster-Brown
Contact Person
Rebecca Campbell
Tutor
Rebecca Campbell
This course is team taught with lecturers from various backgrounds to give different perspectives to the topics covered.
Assessment
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Catchment assignment
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10%
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Written assignment
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40%
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Class participation
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10%
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final exam
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40%
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Examination and Formal Tests
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Exam
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Monday
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18 Jun 2012
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2:30pm-4:30pm
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Textbooks
There is no available textbook covering the range of topics to be offered in WATR401. However, there are a variety of excellent textbooks on the nature of freshwater resources and their management in the university library.
A course reader is provided with key articles and any additional readings will also be provided via the LEARN(moodle) website.
Course links
This course uses LEARN(moodle) as a key resource for communication, lecture and additional reference material.
For further information see
Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management on the department and colleges page.
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