DROUGHT RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION

Antonia LONGOBARDI DROUGHT RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION

0622500048
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
ENVIRONMENTAL AND TERRITORIAL ENGINEERING
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
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.
THE STUDENT WILL KNOW THE ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF DROUGHT RISK ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN CONDITIONS OF SCARCITY, TO BE ACQUIRED THROUGH THE STUDY OF THEORETICAL METHODS AND ABOVE ALL THROUGH THE APPLICATION TO PRACTICAL EXAMPLES.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING TO ISSUES RELATING 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 IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS OF AVAILABILITY.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT.
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO COLLECT AND INTEGRATE KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF DROUGHT RISK ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, IN ORDER TO MANAGE THE COMPLEXITY OF WATER SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS KNOWING HOW TO INTEGRATE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE JUDGMENTS NOT ONLY OF A TECHNICAL NATURE BUT ALSO OF A SOCIAL AND ETHICAL NATURE LINKED TO THE APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND WITHOUT AMBIGUITY, KNOWLEDGE,
METHODS AND CONCLUSIONS RELATING TO PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS, BOTH TO INTERLOCUTORS WITH ADEQUATE SPECIALIST TRAINING (INSTITUTIONAL INTERLOCUTORS OR OTHER TECHNICIANS) AND, WITH THE NECESSARY SIMPLIFICATIONS, TO NON-SPECIALIST INTERLOCUTORS.

LEARNING CAPACITY.
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP LEARNING SKILLS THAT ALLOW HIM TO CONTINUE STUDYING AND DEEPENING THE TOPICS COVERED MOSTLY INDEPENDENTLY, 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 BALANCE AND ENERGY BALANCE. (5H LESSON)
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MAIN CLIMATE FORCING, CHARACTERIZATION OF THE POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL EVAPOTRASPIRATION PROCESS (2H LESSON, 3H EXERCISE)
TIME SERIES ANALYSIS (3H LESSON, 2H EXERCISE)
DROUGHT AND ARIDITY. DEFINITION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DROUGHT AND WATER SCARCITY PROBLEMS. DROUGHT MONITORING. ACTIVE AND PROACTIVE APPROACHES TO RISK MANAGEMENT (2H LESSON, 3H EXERCISE)
INDICATORS OF METEOROLOGICAL, AGRICULTURAL AND HYDROLOGICAL DROUGHT. DURATION AND SEVERITY OF DROUGHTS PHENOMENA. DROUGHT PROPAGATION ANALYSIS. RUN THEORY. CORRELATION ANALYSIS (6H LESSON, 4H EXERCISE)
MODEL OF SYNTHETIC GENERATION OF MONTHLY DISCHARGE: COMPONENTS OF OUTFLOWS, DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS THROUGH A CONCEPTUAL SCHEME, METHODS FOR CALIBRATION OF THE MODEL AND ESTIMATION OF NET INFLOWS. (3H LESSON, 2H PRACTICE)
ARTIFICIAL RESERVOIRS: OPERATING PRINCIPLES, RELIABILITY ANALYSIS, RELIABILITY INDEXES, MANAGEMENT RULES, EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE VARIATION OF USE AND CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS ON THE OPERATION OF THE RESERVOIR. (3H LESSON, 2H PRACTICE)
HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS: FLOW DURATION CURVES, REGULARIZATION OF CURVES AND MINIMAL, POWER DURATION CURVES, MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY OF A RUNNING WATER SYSTEM. (5H LESSON, 5H PRACTICE)
NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS: OPERATING PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY, MAIN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURES, MAIN BLUE INFRASTRUCTURES, ADAPTATION OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, MITIGATION OF PHENOMENA CONNECTED TO CLIMATE CHANGE. (2H LESSON, 3H PRACTICE)
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BASEFLOW DISCHARGE ALSO FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. (3H LESSON, 2H PRACTICE)
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
KING-OKUMU, C. 2021. A RAPID REVIEW OF DROUGHT RISK MITIGATION MEASURES – INTEGRATED DROUGHT MANAGEMENT. ROME, FAO.
HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.4060/CB7085EN

NOTES AND HANDOUTS PREPARED BY THE LECTURERS (HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/005116/HOME).
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