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GREN 000/5220 - Integrated Water Resources Management (3 cr.)


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This course introduces the concept of integrated water resource management (IWRM) to sustainable development master’s students. Integrated Water Resources Management is a coordinated, goal-directed process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems and the environment. The course highlights the global water status and the different aspects related water analysis and treatment and explores the different properties of water and aqueous solutions. Water quality for human consumption, water quality for agriculture, water quality for industrial use will be discussed. Basic concepts of the major processes of desalination are elaborated, such as distillation, reverse osmosis, forward osmosis and electro dialysis. The course will discuss the topics both in depth and breadth with case studies when available.


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