Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
HYDROGEOLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES
Description
Theory/Practice
4
Instructors
Maria José Afonso
Contents
1. Occurrence of Water Underground
2. Sources of Groundwater: Recharge Processes
3. Groundwater Movement
4. Natural Groundwater Quality
5. Groundwater Discharge and Catchment Hydrology
6. Groundwater and Freshwater Ecosystems
7. Groundwater as a Resource
8. Groundwater Hazards
9. Groundwater Under Threat
10. Modeling Groundwater Systems
11. Managing Groundwater Systems
Learning Outcomes
Students should understand the position of hydrogeology in the pluridisciplinary scientific broad field of Geosciences and Geoengineering. Understand the hydrologic cycle as a fundamental support of life, particularly groundwater.
Students should understand: groundwater is a significant source of water supply; it plays an important role in ecosystem maintenance and human and social uses; human impacts can affect groundwater through abstraction and pollution; individuals can play a role in managing groundwater. Analyse and interpretation of hydrogeological maps.