Water Resources Management

Course Information
TitleΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΥΔΑΤΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΡΩΝ / Water Resources Management
CodeΜΥΝ726
FacultyAgriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
SchoolAgriculture
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID420000892
Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours4
Class ID
600121126
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • Ν039Ε METEOROLOGY - CLIMATOLOGY
  • Ν207Υ YDROLOGIA EPIFANEIAKŌN YDATŌN
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. estimate water demand from different users 2. apply technical management and optimization of water resources 3. develop water resources management study
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Respect natural environment
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Concepts and components of water resources management. Issues in developing and implementing a successful water resources management strategy at different levels of country, the watershed and water district. Directive frame on waters 2000/60. Analysis and management of hydrologic information with modern methods. Estimation of surface water and groundwater quantity. Integrated management of watersheds by using hydrologic models (lumped, semidistributed, distributed etc.). Estimation of climate and land use change impacts on the water resources by using hydrologic simulation and forecasting. Time-domain water distribution, water availability and demand. Hydrologic design, risk and sizing of water resources projects (multipurpose reservoirs, flood control etc). Coping with extreme hydrologic events (floods, droughts etc.). Decision support systems and optimization techniques (linear, integer, dynamic, nonlinear programming etc) in water resources management. Analysis of cost - profit of water systems. Case studies of water resources management in Greece and world.
Keywords
water resources, management, ptimization, rainfall - runoff models, flood, drought
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Teaching: Powerpoint. e-class platform: moodle. Laboratory exercises: development of water resources management studies.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures✓
Tutorial✓
Project✓
Written assigments✓
Total
Student Assessment
Description
75% written exams 25% project
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Παπαμιχαήλ, Δ.Μ., 2004. Τεχνική Υδρολογία Επιφανειακών Υδάτων. Εκδόσεις Γιαχούδη. Mays L.W., 1996. "Water Resources Handbook". McGraw-Hill, Inc. Louks, D.P., van Beek, E., Stedinger, J.R., Dijkman, J.P.M. and Villars, M.T., 2005. Water Resources Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications. UNESCO and WL/Delft Hydarulics.
Last Update
26-11-2016