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Assessment of water resource potential (world experience)

ОК.03

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2024/2025

1 Semester

5

PRN01. Analyze the features of natural and anthropogenic systems and objects of the Earth's geospheres. PRN06. Be able to carry out environmental assessment, audit, licensing, certification of the use of natural resources, predict the development of environmental, technological, economic and social consequences on individual objects of natural resources. PRN09. Develop and implement mechanisms for territorial management, geoplanning, monitor regional development, draw up plans and programs. PRN14. Identify, assess and map the water resource potential of territories, use standard methods of field and desk research of various water bodies. PRN15. Use specialized databases and specialized software to solve professional tasks.

Full-time form

Know the theoretical foundations of general hydrology, hydrochemistry, hydroecology, climatology, geology, etc.; the main features of the formation of natural water bodies and their functioning under the influence of anthropogenic activity,; modern quantitative and qualitative methods for assessing water resource potential, water resource deficit; the essence of global processes that are critical challenges for the environment and humanity on the planet in the 21st century, one of which is the use of fresh water. Be able to calculate and assess within the studied territory (or country) water resources (local, tidal and general), water resource potential, water availability and its spatial distribution, water resource deficit using hydrological, hydrological-biological and economic-geographical methods and its causes (geographic or socio-economic).

The academic discipline "Assessment of Water Resource Potential (Global Experience)" is dedicated to studying international practices of evaluating water resource potential and developing students’ ability to apply the acquired knowledge and skills for achieving the goals of rational water use, conservation, protection, and improvement of water quality. The course covers the following topics: the concept of water resources in general and freshwater resources as the most valuable ones (renewable and non-renewable), river runoff as an annually renewable and most accessible freshwater source, the global distribution of water reserves and the share of freshwater in the total volume of water on Earth, traditional and alternative sources of freshwater worldwide, main methods of alternative water technologies and trends in using alternative water sources, the use of water resources for agricultural, industrial, and domestic-drinking purposes globally, geographical and socio-economic causes of global water scarcity and methods for its assessment, water pollution, the impact of anthropogenic activities on the natural chemical composition and quality of water as one of the main risks to the planet, current measures to achieve the goals of conservation, protection, quality improvement, and rational use of water resources, as well as key indicators of safe water as a fundamental human right proclaimed by the UN.

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Lecture, seminar class, survey, independent work, control work, exam.

Conditions for admission to the exam: the recommended minimum for admission is 36 points. For students who scored a total of less than 36 points (recommended minimum), writing essays on missed or insufficiently mastered topics is a mandatory condition for admission to the exam. - final assessment in the form of an exam is conducted in written format. The maximum number of points during the exam is 40, the minimum number of points added to semester points is 24 (60% of the maximum number of points assigned to the exam). The final grade in the discipline consists of the points scored by the student based on the results of the semester control of the first and second parts and the points of the final test.

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