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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Geography

121-220/320 Water Resources

Credit Points:

When taken from Geography, Faculty of Arts:
16.7 2nd and 3rd year
When taken from Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering:
16.7

Coordinator:

Dr Juliet Bird

Prerequisite/s:

25 points of Geography or Environmental Studies subjects or approved equivalent.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

Two 1-hour lectures and a 2- hour of practical class per week. Up to two days of field work

Objectives:

On completion of this subject a student should:

  • be aware of the different types of water resource, their quality, quantity, distribution, and the ways in which they may be developed;

  • understand the requirements for water in the industrial, agricultural and domestic sector, and how these may be met from available resources;

  • appreciate the environmental implications of water resource development with reference to source, storage and receiving areas.

Content:

Water as a resource with special relevance to Australia. The availability and distribution of water, multiple uses of water, water law, the economics of water resources, the biology of aquatic systems, water quality and pollution.

Assessment:

Practical class exercises and field trip report and an individual assignment together totalling not more than 3000 words; and a final 2-hour examination. Weighting of assessment items will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
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