| Unit name | Integrated Catchment Management |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CENGM0025 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Gronow |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
N/A |
| Co-requisites |
N/A |
| School/department | School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
In this unit students will develop a thorough understanding of the concepts underpinning integrated catchment management, and will learn how to examine how the different stakeholder needs can be met through an appropriate policy and planning framework. This will particularly focus on the process by which River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) are produced and updated. Relevant Sustainable Development Goals will also be highlighted.
Students will develop the knowledge and skills to be able to: highlight the problems that exist in developing countries due to inadequate water supply or sanitation services; identify future water, sanitation and health (WASH) challenges that face the people in these countries; design solutions to these challenges.
This unit comprises definitions and descriptions of: past, current and future water resources, demands and uses and allocation for humans and the environment; resulting water pollution issues and conflicts at local, regional and national levels; and the development of UK and EU river basin water policy and legislation. It will examine how appropriate catchment management can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.
This unit will be taught by leading practitioners in the area of catchment management with support from Environment Agency staff.
At the end of this module, the successful student will be able to:
O3.1 describe the issues affecting water resource allocation, development, utilisation, protection and abstraction control;
O3.2 critically evaluate existing procedures for water resources management and water pollution prevention and control and formulate improvements;
O3.3 contextualise the sustainable management of water resources within the wider aims of catchment management;
O3.4 discuss the complex socio-cultural, geo-political and socio-economic factors affecting water resources and sanitation management in developing countries;
O3.5 explain, in detail, the relationship between sanitation and health, synthesizing viewpoints from experts in biology, water engineering and environmental policy implementation;
O3.6 critically appraise procedures for planning, design and implementation of appropriate water supply, excreta, wastewater and refuse management systems.
The teaching in this unit comprises formal lectures, seminars and group work.
This unit will be assessed (70%) by coursework (a 3000-5000 word assignment relating to part of the unit, but which requires further reading and research), and (30%) from in-unit coursework assessment. Formative assessment/feedback is provided throughout the unit from group work and presentations.
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Tucker, J., Ludi, E. and Calow, R. (2013) Achieving Water Security: Lessons from research in water supply, sanitation and hygiene in Ethiopia, Practical Action Publishing, 1853397644
Banerjee, S.G. and Morella, E. (2010) Africa’s Water and Sanitation Infrastructure, World Bank Publications, 082138470
