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DROUGHT RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION

Antonia LONGOBARDI DROUGHT RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION

0622500048
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
ENVIRONMENTAL AND TERRITORIAL ENGINEERING
2022/2023

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
ANTONIA LONGOBARDI T Curriculum
Objectives
Expected learning outcomes and competences to be acquired
The teaching of Drought Risk Analysis and Mitigation aims to develop and deepen the knowledge required for the correct assessment of water resources and the optimal methods of their exploitation and management in conditions of scarcity.

Knowledge and understanding.
From a general point of view, the teaching aims to provide knowledge and mastery of the advanced principles of drought risk assessment and management measures for water resources in conditions of scarcity, to be acquired through the study of theoretical methods and especially through application to practical examples.
From a specialist point of view, the teaching aims to provide the necessary knowledge for understanding the following aspects
- general principles of water resource management
- drought risk analysis and modelling
- types of resources and optimal methods of exploitation
- environmental and minimum hydrological requirements

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding.
From a general point of view, the teaching aims to provide the ability to apply knowledge and understanding to problems related to hydrology in order to solve innovative and multidisciplinary problems and to develop and apply original and innovative approaches to the management of water resources under critical availability conditions.
From a specialist point of view, the course aims to provide the necessary skills to
- analyse hydrological data sets using statistical techniques
- characterise droughts and the availability of water resources
- optimise water resource systems within hydrological and environmental constraints

Autonomy of judgement.
The course aims to develop the ability to gather and integrate knowledge in the field of drought risk assessment and water resource management in order to manage the complexity of water systems, as well as to be able to integrate the available information to provide not only technical but also social and ethical judgements related to the application of the acquired knowledge.

Communication skills.
The course aims to provide the tools to clearly and unambiguously communicate knowledge, methods and conclusions related to water resource management issues in drought conditions, both to interlocutors with adequate specialist preparation (institutional or other technical interlocutors) and, with due simplification, to non-specialist interlocutors.

Learning capacity.
The objective of the course is to develop learning skills that will allow the course participants to continue to study and deepen their knowledge of the topics dealt with, mostly autonomously, and with a propensity to search for innovative solutions.
Prerequisites
THE COURSE REQUIRES A SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND HYDRAULICS AND THE ABILITY OF PERFORMING SIMPLE GRAPHIC OPERATIONS IN CAD OR GIS ENVIRONMENT. NO PROPEDEUCITY
Contents
THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE: RECALL OF THE MAIN PHENOMENA, MASS BALANCES AND ENERGY BALANCES. (5H LESSON)
MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS OF WATER RESOURCES: TYPES OF USERS, TYPES OF WATER. (5H LESSON)
CHARACTERIZATION OF DROUGHT AND WATER SCARCITY PROBLEMS (2H LESSON, 3H EXERCISE)
EXPLOITATION OF A OUTLET SYSTEM: MAXIMUM POTENTIAL OF THE SYSTEM, MULTI-USER SYSTEM, OPTIMIZATION OF A SYSTEM TO SERVICE MULTIPLE USERS. (2H LESSON, 3H EXERCISE)
EXPLOITATION OF AN UNDERGROUND WELL: WELLS, READ CHARACTERISTICS OF WELLS IN FREATICA AND CONFINED WELLS, EMUNGING TESTS ON WELL. (6H LESSON, 4H EXERCISE)
MODEL OF SYNTHETIC GENERATION OF MONTHLY LEAKS: COMPONENTS OF THE LEAKS, DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS BY MEANS OF A WEAPON SCHEME, METHODS FOR CALIBRATING THE MODEL AND ESTIMATION OF NET FLOWS. (3H LESSON, 2H EXERCISE)
TANK SYSTEMS: OPERATING PRINCIPLES, REGULATION POSSIBILITY CURVES, MAXIMUM CUMULATED DEFICITY METHOD WITH DETERMINISTIC APPLICATION (SERIES OF DATA) AND PROBABILITY (MONTE CARLO METHOD WITH SYNTHETICALLY GENERATED DATA), MANAGEMENT OF THE FALINI TANKS. (5H LESSON, 5H EXERCISE)
HYDROELECTRIC SYSTEMS: DURATION CURVES OF FLOW RATES, REGULARIZATION OF CURVES AND MINIMUMS, DURATION CURVES OF POWER, MAXIMUM PRODUCABILITY OF A FLUENT WATER SYSTEM. (5H LESSON, 5H EXERCISE)
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BASIC LEAKS AND MINIMUM LEAKS OF A WATER COURSE ALSO FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PURPOSES. (3H LESSON, 2H EXERCISE)

EXERCISES: ALL THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE WILL BE ADDRESSED FROM AN OPERATIONAL VIEW, THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF EXERCISES AIMED AT LEARNING THE METHODS DESCRIBED DURING THE COURSE.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE IS COMPOSED BY LESSONS (36H), AND CLASS EXERCISES (24H). THE EXERCISES ARE MEANT TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY OF APPLYING THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICAL PROBLEMS. EACH STUDENT SHALL PRODUCE A TECHNICAL REPORT DURING THE COURSE, THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE LESSONS AS WELL AS DURING THE TUTORING HOURS.
THE ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATORY YET STRONGLY SUGGESTED
Verification of learning
PRESENTATION OF THE EXERCISES AND ORAL EXAM
THE STUDENT WILL BE REQUIRED AT LEAST TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE METHODS AND MODELS USED IN THE EXERCISES. THE ABILITY OF USING THE CONCEPTS OF THE SUBJECT TO SOLVE NEW PROBLEMS WILL BE ALSO EVALUATED
FOR THE ‘CUM LAUDE’ GRADE, WILL BE CONSIDERED:
QUALITY OF PRESENTATION
ABILITY OF CROSS CORRELATION AMONG THE TOPICS OF THE CLASS AND OTHER SUBJECTS
AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT.
Texts
LECTURE NOTES ON THE TEACHER'S WEB SITE
WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT; AN INTRODUCTION TO METHODS, MODELS AND APPLICATIONS - UNESCO PUBLISHING
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