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Advanced Degree Program in Integrated Water Resources Management
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Engineering for Water Resources Planning

Learning Objectives:

  • To identify the types of water resources structures used for various purposes, including flood control, navigation, water supply, hydropower production, channel maintenance and environmental restoration.
  • To describe the types of engineering investigations needed to plan, design, construct, and operate water resources structures.
  • To describe the emerging challenges for water infrastructure including maintenance, rehabilitation, decommissioning, and changing operational purposes.
  • To describe the relationships between structural and non-structural solutions to water problems.

 

 

 

 

Revised 1 Dec 2007