| CODE | EMP5014 | |||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Integrated Water and Coastal Resources Management: Theory and Application | |||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Environmental Management and Planning | |||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will address critical coastal processes, human influences (particularly on sediment transport pathways and pollution), basic biological components of coastal margins and their ecosystems, coastal habitat conservation, development and use pressure, emerging energy technologies and coastal hazards and risk. The study-unit will provide an understanding of those hydrological parameters that drive the water cycle with particular reference as to how they may vary depending on the geography of the terrain. Subsequently each hydrological parameter will be looked at from a physical perspective in order to better understand how it occurs and how it is measured. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: - Provide students with an understanding of principles of integrated water and coastal resources management. - Provide students with an understanding of the relationship between the geomorphology and water and coastal resources of the Maltese Islands. - Introduce students to different water and coastal management strategies and to select that most appropriate for the Maltese Islands. - Familiarise students with quantitative, field and laboratory investigation of water and coastal elements. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the influence on coastal landforms by various coastal processes and anthropogenic activities; - Critically review the various coastal hazards, related vulnerabilities and risks; - Discuss the theory, principles and concepts that underpin the sustainable management of water and coastal resources; - Infer and distinguish the different parameters which drive the hydrological cycle. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Characterise the most challenging water and coastal issues for a particular geographical context; - Recognise the resource nature of water and the coast and its value; - Identify impacts of different use development pressure including those of emerging energy technologies; - Analyse the complex and dynamic interactions between humans and their environment; - Distinguish between different types of water typologies; - Identify the physical characteristics of each hydrological parameter and the techniques available for their measurement and/or estimation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: Krishnamurthy, R.R. (2008) Integrated coastal zone management Research Pub. Services, ©2008. Singapore. Pp 776. Ehler, Charles N., and Fanny Douvere, 2009. Marine Spatial Planning: A Step-by-Step Approach toward Ecosystem-based Management. IOC Manual & Guides No. 53, IOCAM Dossier No. 6. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO: Paris, France. 99 p. Malta's 2nd Water Catchment Management Plan. Supplementary Readings: Cicin-Sain, B. and R. Knecht, (1998). Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: Concepts And Practices. Center forthe Study of Marine Policy, Graduate College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware. Island Press, Washingtone, D.C., USA. Pp 517. Salomons, W. (1999). Perspectives on integrated coastal zone management. Berlin; New York : Springer, ©1999. Pp 386. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Co-requisite Study-unit: EMP5015 | |||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Fieldwork, Lab Sessions, Lectures & Seminar | |||||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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