Duration
9h Th, 9h Pr, 18h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in environmental bioengineering, professional focus | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Hydrological diagnosis at catchment scale (analysis of overall balance and dynamic hydrological functioning. Analysis of vulnerability to climatic extremes (floods and drought))
Distributed and physically-based hydrological modeling
Principles of hydrological design and application to the case study, quantification of impacts
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will be able to
- Carry out a global hydrological analysis on a watershed scale
- Understand the principles of water conservation with a view to restoring or optimizing the hydrological cycle of a watershed
- Design and implement a detailed hydrological model to provide a detailed representation of land management and different intervention modalities for water conservation purposes.
- Design a technical management plan and quantify its effectiveness
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
hydrology, soil science, geomatics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical courses, computer applications, field placements, projects
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Continuous assessment and group project
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
In 2024-2025, for the first iteration of the course, the study site will be located in the Mehaigne watershed. A study site will be selected in collaboration with local stakeholders, the river contract and the nature park. The stakeholders will share their knowledge of the site and the issues at stake, with an emphasis on hydrology.
They will follow the work and be involved in the evaluation.
An inspiration seminar will be organized with various researchers/engineering firms to help students design innovative and resilient hydrological schemes.
Contacts
Aurore Degré
aurore.degre@uliege.be
Adrien Michez
adrien.michez@uliege.be