LAWI301231 Rural water management (advanced)
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 3
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Nolz, Reinhard
- Organisation
- Soil Physics and Rural Water Management
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2026
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Within the lecture the content of rural water management will be deepened and the following aspects taught:
1. Management and Economy of Soil Water
2. Irrigation Systems
3. Water Harvesting
4. Climate Change and Land Use
5. Wetlands
Exercises, readings and group-work will complete the lecture.
- Previous knowledge expected
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Fundamentals of water and water vapor transport in the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum (SPAC).
Fundamentals of soil physics, soil hydraulic properties (e.g., water retention, hydraulic conductivity), and standard methods of soil analyses.
Fundamentals of water storage and movement in the vadose zone (flow processes and basic calculations).
Fundamentals of crop water requirements and common calculation approaches (e.g., reference ET and crop coefficients).
Fundamentals of channel hydraulics: continuity and energy equation, head losses, and flow in open channels (e.g., Manning/Strickler).
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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The aim of this lecture is to deepen the student's knowledge on rural water management. They should be able to respond to specific problems with the help of technical as well as socio-economic solutions.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.