Water Resources Management
| Title | Διαχείριση Υδατικών Πόρων / Water Resources Management |
| Code | EAGO102 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Konstantinos Voudouris |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600026377 |
Programme of Study: PMS Efarmosménī kai Perivallontikī Geōlogía kai Geōkíndynoi
Registered students: 1
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technikī Geōlogía kai Ydrogeōlogía | Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 1 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
| Class ID | 600272314
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600272314
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
•To understand the concepts of water resources, water potential, conventional and non-conventional water resources
• To understand the basic principles of sustainable management of water resources.
• To understand the interaction of surface and groundwater
• To estimate the water needs in an area
• To combine theory with practice.
• To be able to organize a survey on water resources management at the river basin scale
• To be able to draw up a groundwater balance and estimate the reserves of an aquifer.
• To be able to organize an artificial recharge experiment.
• To understand the phenomenon of salinization in coastal aquifers.
• To propose ways to exploit surface and spring waters.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Water potential of Greece- Groundwater Reserves in Greece. Estimation of water needs at a river basin scale. Coastal aquifer systems and seawater intrusion. Artificial recharge of aquifers. Governance-Management and sustainable development of Water Resources. Research and Identification of Aquifers. Water and Energy. No conventional water resources. Circular economy and water. Economic elements in water exploitation. Climate crisis and impacts on water resources. Institutional framework - Management Plans. Transboundary waters. Water resources management models. SWOT and DPSIR analyses.
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
Use of ICT in Course Teaching, Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching, Use of ICT in Communication with Students, Use of ICT in Students’ Evaluation
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Fieldwork | 7 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 25 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 75 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written final examination with a combination of questions and solving problems related to laboratory exercises.
Oral examination for students with learning disabilities.
Intermediate written examination.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βουδούρης, Κ. (2022): Εκμετάλλευση και Διαχείριση Υπόγειου Νερού. Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Σούλιος, Γ. (2004): Γενική Υδρογεωλογία, τόμος Γ', Αδελφοί Κυριακίδη.
ASCE (1987): Ground Water Management. 3rd edition. ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice, No 40, New York.
Cobbing, J., Adams, S., Denis, I., Riemann, K. (Eds), (2013): Assessing and Managing groundwater in different environments. IAH Book Series 19, CRC Press/Balkema. Taylor & Francis Group
Findikakis, A., Sato, K. (2011): Groundwater management practices. CRC Press/Balkema, 350 p.
Κουτσογιάννης, Δ. (2007): Ενέργεια και διαχείριση υδατικών πόρων. Energy point 3, 38-45.
Τodd, D.K., Mays, L.W. (2005): Groundwater Hydrology. 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken.
Last Update
27-02-2025
