815326 Applied methods of rural water management in the tropics and subtropics


Type
Seminar
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Ruffeis, Dominik
Organisation
Offered in
Sommersemester 2025
Languages of instruction
Englisch

Content

Within the seminar the following aspects of selected topics of rural water management in tropical and sub-tropical regions are being treated:
1. Introduction
2. Poverty and Millennium Development Goals
3. Select planning methods for projects in the development co-operation
4. Hydraulic of irrigation systems
5. Irrigation systems
6. Water harvesting
7. Trajectory studies

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Students should became acquainted with selected topics of rural water management in tropical and sub-tropical regions, as well as solutions to ensure the sustainable use of resources.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.