REGIONAL CATCHMENT STUDIES: RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT
OED2RCS
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject the water resources in Australia are examined at catchment scale and on a regional basis. The processes and properties of Australian surface water runoff, groundwater movement and water quality are examined, and the interrelationships between landform, land use and hydrology are explored. Particular emphasis is placed on properties of northern Victoria catchments. Specific topics to be examined include floodplain management, urban hydrology, river regulation, and interactions between shallow groundwater and surface land features. Principles of catchment management are introduced and several case studies of contrasting management strategies are detailed.
School: Education (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Alistair Stewart
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: Lectures, tutorials and field work
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: Knowledge acquired from 30 credit points of first year subjects in Geography, Environmental Sciences and/or Earth Sciences is assumed.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Water: science and solutions for Australia
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Prosser, I.P.
Year: 2011
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Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A