GEO4440 – Water Resources Management
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course provides practice in the use and management of water resources primarily in Norway. Topics covered:
• Legislation on water resource management
• Responsible institutions in Norwegian management
• Use of watercourses for power developments and water supplies
• Emergency preparedness and apportionment of responsibility during dangerous overflows. Flood warning. Flood zone mapping and planning of land use. Erosion and prevention.
• Securing of groundwater reservoirs
• Impact analysis of multi-use of water resources
• International forums of which Norway is a member
Learning outcome
Students will have a foundation for carrying out specialist management work.
Admission
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Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.Examination
This course does not offer new examination in the beginning of the subsequent term for candidates who withdraw during an ordinary examination or fail an ordinary examination. For general information about new examinations, see /studier/admin/eksamen/sykdom-utsatt/mn/index.html and www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/examination/repeat.html
General information about examinations at the faculty can be found at www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/index.html
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Other
Auditor for this course is associate professor Ivar Berthling, Department of Geography, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology.