Water Resources and Spatial Planning

Code:

MRCOT027

Acronym:

RHOT

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Hazards, Cities and Spatial Planning

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MRCOT	17	MRCOT - Study Plan	1	-	6	-
MSIGOT	5	MSIGOT - Study Plan	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To know the peculiar characteristics of water and its importance to life; Understand the operation of the hydrological cycle and its role in water and heat distribution in globe surface; Identify problems related to water resources at various scales of analysis; Analyze the problem of water management, particularly the economic, environmental, legal and social issues.

Learning outcomes and competences

Characterize the extreme hydrological situations and their implications for land management; Assess the consequences of climate change on water resources. 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1) Characteristics and importance of water to life on Earth. 2) Water as a limiting factor for the development of ecosystems. 3) Hydrological Extremes: causes, consequences and possible mitigation. 4) Problems of water resources at different scales of analysis. 5) Water resources management 6) Impacts of climate change on water resources.

Mandatory literature

BETÂMIO DE ALMEIDA, A.; Gestão da Água. Incertezas e Riscos, Esfera do Caos, 2011. ISBN: 978-989-680-044-4
CALDER, I. R.; Blue Revolution. Integrated Land and Water Research Management, 2ª ed., Earthscan, London, 2005
CUNHA, L. V.; “Perspectivas da Gestão da Água para o Século XXI: Desafios e Oportunidades”, Recursos Hídricos, APRH, Vol. 23, nº 2, Lisboa, 2002
PEIXOTO, J. P.; A Água no Ambiente, Secretaria de Estado do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais, Lisboa, Gabinete de Estudos e Planeamento da Administração do Território, 1989
SANTOS F. D. e MIRANDA, P.; Alterações Climáticas em Portugal. Cenários, Impactos e Medidas de Adaptação, Projecto SIAM II, , SANTOS F. D. e MIRANDA, P., (editores), Lisboa, 2006
SOROMENHO MARQUES, V.; O Desafio da Água no Século XXI. Entre o Conflito e a Cooperação, Editorial Notícias, Lisboa, 2003

Teaching methods and learning activities

Diversified methods will be used in order to enable the seizure and enforcement of the powers referred to above.

Software

Word; Exel; Power point

keywords

Natural sciences > Environmental science > Water science > Water policy
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Water science > Water-climate interactions
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Water science > Water distribution
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Water science > Urban water management
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Water science > Hydrology (Water science)
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Water science > Catchment scale water management

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Final examination (100%)