G3161 Global water resources risks

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Zbyněk Hrkal, CSc. (lecturer), Mgr. Tomáš Kuchovský, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Tomáš Kuchovský, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Kuchovský, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Fri 10. 11. 9:00–16:00 Gs2,02012, Fri 24. 11. 9:00–16:00 Gs2,02012
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( (!( PROGRAM ( B - GE )|| PROGRAM ( N - GE )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE4 )|| PROGRAM ( C - CV ))) || ( NOW ( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&& NOW ( C7777 Handling chemical substances )))
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Thea aim of the lecture is to understand the main problems of global water management at both regional and local scales. The lecture concentrates on human induced problems related to environment-nonfriendly exploiting of water resources.
Learning outcomes
The main knowledge after completion of the course acquire: location of the most important regional aquifers at the global scale; recharging of the aquifers; impact of natural conditions and mainly the climate conditions to aquifers recharging, water percolation and formation of water resources; risks of excessive water resources usage.
Syllabus
  • 1) Global important aquifers.
  • 2) Demands on water and their changes over the time.
  • 3) Israel - war over the water.
  • 4) Water resources in arid regions.
  • 5) When a lake is dying.
  • 6) Risks of usage of static groundwater resources.
  • 7) Geothermal energy.
  • 8) The price of the water.
  • 9) Water and the climate change.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SCHWARTZ, F. W. and Hubao ZHANG. Fundamentals of ground water. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003, vii, 583. ISBN 0471137855. info
  • FETTER, C. W. Applied hydrogeology. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2001, xviii, 598. ISBN 0131226878. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group projects to selected topic.
Assessment methods
written test, marking of the group project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2023/2024.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, autumn 2021.
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