GEOS3018/3918: Rivers - Science, Policy and Management

GEOS3018 Rivers: Science, Policy and Management

Credit points: 6
Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Philip Hirsch, A/Prof Tom Hubble
Session: Semester 1
Classes: one 2 hour lecture and one 2 hour tutorial per week, fieldwork
Prerequisites: 24 credit points of Intermediate units of study including 6 credit points of Intermediate Geoscience (GEOG or GEOS) units of study
Prohibitions: GEOS3918
Assessment: One 2 hour exam, one 1500 word essay, one group project (100%)
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Delivery Mode: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

This unit of study aims to decipher the multi-faceted nature of river management by examining how rivers function, from both natural science and social science perspectives. The physical condition of rivers is assessed by considering issues such as catchment hydrology, water quality, the structure and role of riparian vegetation and the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. This information is then combined to examine the science underpinning river rehabilitation projects and environmental assessment of river basin development. The ability to rehabilitate rivers and their management for social and economic goals is also controlled by a range of social and political factors. Therefore, water resource policies and institutions, both within Australia and globally, are also examined in terms of their influences on fluvial systems.

GEOS3918 Rivers: Science, Policy and Management

Credit points: 6
Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Philip Hirsch, A/Prof Tom Hubble
Session: Semester 1
Classes: one 2 hr lecture, one 2 hour tutorial, fieldwork
Prerequisites: Distinction average in 24 credit points of Intermediate units of study including 6 credit points of Intermediate Geoscience(GEOS or GEOG) units of study
Prohibitions: GEOS3018
Assessment: One 2 hour exam, one group project, one individual field report (100%)
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Delivery Mode: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

Advanced students will complete the same core lecture material as for GEOS3018, but will carry out more challenging projects and reports