Integrated Water Resources Management in Developing Countries
Integriertes Wasserressourcen-Management in Entwicklungsländern
6 CPirregularlyENno longer offered
Contents
• CONCEPTS IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: Definitions, strategic issues, activities involved in water resources management, water governance, people´s participation. Water conflicts in Latin America. • WATER RESOURCES. Groundwater resources, surface water, catchment area yield, available water resources, ecological constraints. • HUMAN INTERFERENCES IN WATER RESOURCE SYSTEMS AND WATER DEMAND. Flood protection, irrigation and drainage, water demand estimation for human consumption, industrial and other water uses. • WATER QUALITY AND TREATMENT. Basic models for water quality management, water and wastewater treatment technologies for developing countries.
Learning outcomes
The course provides tools that allow students to understand that water is a scarce and essential resource for human beings as well as a limiting factor for the progress of society as a whole. In this context, students will get involved in integrated water resources management (IWRM) as a concept that goes beyond technical aspects and includes political, social, economic and cultural issues. Students will become able to estimate the offer and the water demand for different uses, will learn basic concepts of water quality models and strategies for water quality improvement in developing countries with special emphasis on Latin America.
Assessment
• Written examination, 80 min. (50%) • Seminar presentation, 15 min. (25%) • Essay, approx. 5 pages (25%)
Literature (1)
- Materials supplied via moodle: Notes covering the topics of the lecture, key scientific articles and book chapters. Relevant scientific articles for the seminar will be provided. Textbooks and further reading: Kadlec, R. and Wallace, S., 2009: Treatment wetlands. CRC Press, Boca Raton. Crites, R. and Tchobanoglous, George, 1998: Small and decentralized wastewater management systems. McGraw-Hill, Singapore. Polprasert, C. 2007: Organic waste recycling - technology and management. IWA Publishing.
Remarks
Kein Lehrangebot im SS2019! No offer in SS2019
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 17 Oct 2026Original