Sustainable Water Resources Management (2025/2026: Periode 1)

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Cursusdoel

Please note: the information in the course manual is binding.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify the key components of the global and regional water cycle and their relevance for water resources sustainability.
2. Understand the concept of climate adaptation and how its overarching policy context steers contemporary water management.
3. Understand governance, legal, and natural water science perspectives to advance water management for climate adaptation.
4. Acquire an overview of the main methodologies and solutions used in sustainable water resources management.
5. Identify and evaluate complex societal challenges in water management.

Vakinhoudelijk

The sustainability of water resources is a critical issue for the 21st century. Water resources are affected by changes not only in climate but also in population, economic growth, management (technological, infrastructure, legal and political) and other socioeconomic factors. This course concerns with providing students with a fundamental understanding of key catchment functions and hydrological processes in natural and built environments. Students will then use this understanding to explore various sustainable strategies for water resources management in climate adaptation. Students will develop the ability to think critically and to use basic quantitative skills and management methodologies to answer questions related to sustainable water resources management.

Problem- and challenge-based learning and case studies will be utilized throughout the course, with a view to dissecting – identifying and understanding – the contemporary issues faced by water practitioners. Sustainability issues in water management, in both developing and developed economies, will also be explored.

The course starts with a hands-on field school in Zeeland, 1-3 September 2025, where students can explore real-world case studies, engage in interactive fieldwork, and connect theory with practice in one of the Netherlands’ most dynamic coastal regions. This immersive experience sets the stage for the course, equipping students with valuable insights and skills right from the start.

Werkvormen

Excursie
Toelichting

The course includes field trips to some of the workplace settings (e.g. consulting firms, drinking water companies) that are relevant in water science and management.

Gastcollege

Lecture

Tutorial

Toetsing

Eindresultaat

Verplicht | Weging 1% | ECTS 7,5

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Je moet inschreven staan voor een van de volgende opleidingen:

  • Water Science and Management
  • Sustainable Business and Innovation
  • Innovation Sciences
  • Energy Science
  • Sustainable Development
  • Earth Structure and Dynamics
  • Earth, Life and Climate
  • Earth Surface and Water
  • Marine Sciences

Je moet een geldige toelatingsbeschikking hebben

Voorkennis

Elementary knowledge of environmental and sustainability sciences.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

  • LITERATUUR
    Assigned readings will be made available on Blackboard as are the lists of assignments and other course information. There is no required textbook associated with the course but considerable course content will make reference to the following, which can be downloaded for free: D.P. Loucks and E. van Beek, Water Resource Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models, and Applications Download the book here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-44234-1

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Coördinator

A.Z. Tóth a.z.toth@uu.nl

Docenten

J.R. Cox j.r.cox@uu.nl
dr. H.J. de Boer H.J.deBoer@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

Inschrijving
Van maandag 2 juni 2025 tot en met vrijdag 20 juni 2025

Na-inschrijving
Van maandag 18 augustus 2025 tot en met dinsdag 19 augustus 2025

Inschrijving niet geopend
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