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B026777 - WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
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Course program
Academic Year 2018-19
Coorte 2017 - Second Cycle Degree in GEO-ENGINEERING
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICEA)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
AGR/08 - AGRICULTURAL HYDRAULICS AND WATERSHED PROTECTION
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
25/02/2019 ⇒ 07/06/2019
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
English
Course Content
The course is organize around lectures and plenary discussions on topics related to hillslope and drainage network processes related to management of mountain watersheds.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Donald H. Gray, Robbin B. Sotir: Biotechnical and Soil Bioengineering Slope Stabilization: A Practical Guide for Erosion Control, 1996, WileyZhao-Yin Wang, Joseph H. W. Lee, Charles S. Melching: River Dynamics and Integrated River Management,2015, ISBN: 978-3-642-25651-6, SpringerOnline resources.Provided papers and documentations through the Moodle platform.Lecture slides provided through the Moodle platform.
Learning Objectives
The course aims to provide the students with fundamental concepts about physical geomorphic process affecting hillslopes and the drainage network of mountain watersheds, useful for a correct management of watersheds and of water resources.
Prerequisites
None.
Teaching Methods
Lectures; plenary discussions on materials provided by the teachers.
Further information
Attendance is not mandatory but students are strongly encouraged to attend classes.
Type of Assessment
Written examination on the topics addressed during classes.
Course program
Application of bioengineering techniques for watershed management. Soil slope stabilization, erosion control and torrent control by means of bioengineering techniques. Sediment sources and sediment budget. Sediment and hydrological connectivity. Hillslope erosion. River restoration. Water quality. Integrated river management.