Water Resources Planning and Management

Course aim

To raise issues associated with the planning and management of water resources taking into account sustainability, economic, environmental and social issues and to provide techniques to assist in the rational planning and management of these water resources.

Course content

Module 1: The Sustainable Systems Framework
Systems Approach to Water Resources Planning and Management 

• Sustainable Management of Water Resources
• Institutional Framework for Water Resources Management
• The Economic Paradigm: Demand and Supply of Water
• Economic Evaluation of Water Resources Projects
• Environmental Evaluation of Water Resources Projects
• Social Evaluation of Water Resources Projects

Module 2: Water Demands
Urban Water Demand

• Agricultural Water Demand
• Demand Management
• In-Stream Uses of Water
• Estimating Environmental Flow Requirements

Module 3: Water Availability
Assessing the Available Water Resources: Surface Water Supplies

• Assessing the Available Water Resources: Groundwater Supplies
• Assessing the Available Water Resources: Unconventional Sources
• The Impacts of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Water Availability and Water
• Demands

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	N/A x N/A
Tutorial	N/A x N/A
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Examination, Exercises (maximum of 9)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.