Overview
Water is one of the critical resources that supports human settlement and food production. This unit introduces the hydrological processes that distribute water through catchment areas and explores the way in which many human activities, such as the growth of urban areas, deforestation, and the use and control of fire, … For more content click the Read More button below.
Offerings
S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S1-FF-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE
Rules
Enrolment Rule
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Associate Professor David Dunkerley
Unit Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor David Dunkerley
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.
Appreciate the importance of hydrological processes in water catchments to human activity, and the vulnerability of hydrological processes to manipulation by human activity.
2.
Describe how rising human appropriation of fresh water globally poses challenges for security of water and food supply
3.
Explain how hydrological processes vary among climates (arid to wet tropical) and through time, as regional and global climates undergo change.
4.
Describe key hydrological processes as explored in practical classes, including canopy interception, infiltration, seepage, and overland flow.
5.
Carry out laboratory experiments dealing with key hydrological processes.
Assessment summary
Examination: 40%
Laboratory class reports: 20%
Research project: 40%
Workload requirements
Workload
Availability in areas of study
Earth science
Environmental science
Geographical science
Human geography
Environmental science
Geographical science
Human geography