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Study programme competences
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| A1 |
CON1 Describe the principles, concepts, and dimensions that encompass integrated water resources management and its role as a key tool for achieving water security and advancing the associated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Identify problems related to water development, use, and access. Identify and compare water legislation at the European, national, regional, and local levels, as well as interpret conceptual frameworks on sustainable development and their application to the water sector, with a specific focus on the SDGs. Provide tools to explain the economics of water. Enumerate aspects of public taxation that may be relevant in water management. |
| A5 |
CON5 Describe the fundamentals of water resources assessment and the main tools for hydrological planning, based on the Water Framework Directive, legislation, and global frameworks for water resource allocation, including the environmental component. Demonstrate that ecosystem services linked to water have high added value and that nature-based solutions enable a sustainable approach to water resource management. |
| A6 |
CON6 Identify the risks associated with water, with a special focus on floods and droughts. Provide information on legislation and available technology for managing hydrological risk |
| A7 |
CON7 Demonstrate through specific cases that geographic information systems (GIS) are a fundamental tool in water management, applied to the management of water resources. Explain the basic and advanced functionalities of GIS for the development, analysis, and interpretation of hydrological spatial information. |
| B1 |
HAB1 Use and compare water legislation and conceptual frameworks related to sustainable development. Operate with tools that allow estimating economic variables (macro and micro) related to water, and employ the tools to apply appropriate taxation and cost policies to water |
| B4 |
HAB4 Analyze the European Union's Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive, their technical implications, and their implementation through hydrological planning. Utilize computer tools for problem-solving related to water management within the framework of both directives. Develop measurements and analysis of hydrologically relevant data and data related to the state of water bodies. Evaluate the effect of urban use on the watershed and analyze the consequences of discharging water (treated or untreated) into receiving water bodies. Additionally, develop strategies to protect areas of surface water and groundwater generation within watersheds, based on the principle of recognizing and enhancing ecosystem services. |
| C4 |
COM4 Integrate the various sources that generate the water supply and the uses that create the demand into systems or balances that allow for proper management. Plan the water resource at both macro and micro scales, allocating water to different uses while integrating environmental and social demands |
| C5 |
COM5 Evaluate the impact of floods and droughts and propose strategies to mitigate them in accordance with legislation, applying new technologies. Propose sustainable and socially acceptable solutions. |
| C6 |
COM6 Integrate diverse data sources into decision frameworks to facilitate improved management of water resources |
| Learning aims |
| Learning outcomes |
Study programme competences |
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AJ1
AJ5
AJ7
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CJ6
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AJ1
AJ5
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BJ1
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CJ5
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AJ5
AJ7
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CJ4
CJ6
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AJ6
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CJ5
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AJ6
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BJ4
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CJ5
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| Contents |
| Topic |
Sub-topic |
| 1. Evaluación de los recursos hídricos |
1.1. Precipitación, infiltración, evapotranspiración
1.2. Estimación de aportación de agua superficial
1.3. Bases de datos globales para la evaluación del recurso hídrico
1.4. Balance hídrico |
| 2. Cambio climático |
2.1. Evolución histórica del clima
2.2. Panel Intergubernamental para el Cambio Climático (IPCC). Informes
2.3. Análisis de tendencias climáticas pasadas
2.4. Proyecciones futuras de clima. CMIP6 |
| 3. Gestión de inundaciones |
3.1. Directiva Europea de Evaluación y Gestión del Riesgo de Inundación
3.2. Evaluación Preliminar del Riesgo de Inundación
3.2. Mapas de Peligrosidad y Riesgo de Inundación
3.3. Planes de Gestión del Riesgo de Inundación
3.4. El Sistema Nacional de Cartografía de Zonas Inundables |
| 4. Gestión de sequías |
4.1. Indicadores e índices de sequía
4.2. Planes de Gestión de Sequías |
| Planning |
| Methodologies / tests |
Competencies |
Ordinary class hours |
Student’s personal work hours |
Total hours |
| ICT practicals |
A7 B4 C4 C6 |
10 |
28 |
38 |
| Multiple-choice questions |
A1 A5 A6 A7 B1 B4 C4 C5 C6 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech |
A1 A5 A6 A7 B1 B4 C4 C5 C6 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
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| Personalized attention |
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5 |
0 |
5 |
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| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
| Methodologies |
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Methodologies |
Description |
| ICT practicals |
Se realizarán prácticas sobre la evaluación de recurso hídrico en cuencas reales y sobre cálculo de índices de sequía, utilizando bases de datos globales y observaciones reales, que serán analizadas con herramientas SIG (Q-GIS) y mediante aplicaciones de programación (Python o Matlab). Se tendrán en cuenta en la evaluación final. |
| Multiple-choice questions |
Se realizará una prueba teórica de respuesta múltiple al finalizar el curso, sobre los contenidos explicados en clase, y cuyo resultado se tendrá en cuenta en la evaluación final. |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech |
Se desarrollarán los contenidos teóricos de la asignatura en clase, apoyándose con medios audiovisuales. |
| Personalized attention |
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Methodologies
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| ICT practicals |
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| Description |
| Para el desarrollo de las prácticas se fijarán unas horas de tutoría individual para resolver dudas fuera de clase. |
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| Assessment |
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Methodologies
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Competencies |
Description
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Qualification
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| ICT practicals |
A7 B4 C4 C6 |
Se entregará un informe describiendo la metodología utilizada en las prácticas y un análisis crítico de los resultados obtenidos. |
75 |
| Multiple-choice questions |
A1 A5 A6 A7 B1 B4 C4 C5 C6 |
Se realizará un examen al finalizar la asignatura |
25 |
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Assessment comments |
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| Recommendations |
| Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before |
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| Subjects that continue the syllabus |
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