Course Title:
Water Resources
Course Description:
Offers students who wish to work in the area of water resources an opportunity to understand the issues related to water’s availability and behavior at the Earth’s surface. Topics covered include (1) the hydrologic cycle, including global and regional patterns of water movement; (2) characteristics of surface and groundwater systems, including the linkage between streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, groundwater, and the sea; (3) water management issues and regulations that have been enacted to control the use of water as a resource; (4) water quality measures for surface water and groundwater; and (5) examples of water use conflicts and emerging water issues. Case studies include examples from California, New England, New York, the southwestern United States, China, Africa, and the Middle East.
Fall Offering:
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Lab/Coreq Remarks:
Summer 1 Offering:
Prerequisite 1:
ENV U115
Summer 2 Offering:
Prerequisite 2:
ENV U200
Cross-Listed Course 1:
Prerequisite 3:
Cross-Listed Course 2:
Prerequisite 4:
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Prerequisite 5:
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Prerequisite Remarks:
Not open to majors in civil and environmental engineering.
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Repeatable:
N
