After successful completion of the course, students are able to overview the interrelationships between the natural processes in water resources and the various aspects of use in hydraulic engineering and water management measures.

Water resources: surface water bodies, groundwater bodies. Functions of water bodies: storage, transport; filtering; habitat function. Water resources management activites und usage: withdrawal; recharge; storage; flow control. Fundamentals of river basin management plans.

Frontal lectures partially possible online, interrupted by short "Q&A sessions / homeworks" on the respective topic.

Hörsaal: EI 3 Sahulka HS - UIW

The evaluation includes an oral or written examination, active participation in the discussions or "question rounds / homeworks" and participation in the discussion during the lectures.

Studienblattsammlung und Skriptum in Ausarbeitung Lecher et al.(2001): Taschenbuch der Wasserwirtschaft. Parey Verlag Berlin, 2001, 8.Auflage; insbes. Kapitel 19 Wasserwirtschaftliche Planungen