REN R 250 - Water Resource Management

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-0)

Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences

The course introduces basic hydrological principles, the global water cycle, global demand and supply of freshwater, history and current concepts in water resource management, water conflict, water law, and water economics. The course emphasizes Canadian and global water management issues of the 21st century, including water regulation, climate change, drinking water availability, water quality, eutrophication, and freshwater biodiversity. Prerequisite: 30 units.