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| HYDR0009-2 | Hydraulic engineering and environmental aspects
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 6h Pr, 3h AUTR |
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| Lecturer : | Aurore Degré |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course deals with the management of agricultural watersheds with an objective of soil and water conservation. It gives theoritical basis as well as practical application on real case study. In this application they will have to quantify the hydrology and soil losses and to propose and assess mitigation measures.
The course includes
Erosion processes
Hydric erosion processes
Field measurements of erosion
Erosion modelling
Soil and water conservation technics
Basics of spatial modelling using GIS applied to soil conservation.
A field application is proposed. The students work in group of 4-5. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student will be able to
- recognize the different erosion processes
- quantify erosion risks
- mesure and model soil loss
- propose an ensemble of conservation measures in order to limit soil losses and/or damages at the catchment's outlet. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| General Hydrology
Applied hydrology
Soil science
Introduction to GIS |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| lectures
manipulations on computers
field visits
oral presentations
role play |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face to face and group work |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Slides shows, documents and reference papers are available on eCampus |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| evaluation on the basis of the student's attendance to lectures, practical work and field trips and on the basis of a group report as well as a individual interview. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| It is compulsory to attend field visits and workshops. |
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Contacts :
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| Aurore Degré
Soil - Water Systems
BIOSE
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
aurore.degre@ulg.ac.be |
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