Postgraduate Course: Land Use/Environmental Interactions (PGGE11010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course deals principally with the relationships between land management and surface and ground water quality. A Case Study approach will be used for much of the course and options for treatment of specific water pollution problems, such as bathing water quality, lake eutrophication, groundwater contamination by agrochemicals, surface water contamination by acidification, ferruginous discharges and sewage, will be evaluated. The course will be useful to students concerned with the protection and management of water resources from the effects of agriculture, forestry, mining, urban and domestic wastes. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 44,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
2 pieces of coursework: essay(50%) presentation(50%)
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
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Learning Outcomes
- Identification of opportunities for management and control of nutrient inputs.
- Understanding nitrogen transformations, mineralisation, immobilisation, nitrification and denitrification.
- Organic waste management for water pollution control
- Management of pesticide use
- Evaluation of groundwater quality under various management scenarios
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Reading List
Haygarth, P.M. and Jarvis, S.C. (2003). Agriculture, hydrology and water use.
William F. Ritter, Adel Shirmohammadi (2003). Agricultural nonpoint source pollution: watershed management and hydrology.
Ward, A.D. and Trimble, S.W. (2004). Environmental Hydrology. 2nd edition. Lewis Publishers.
Harrison, R.M. (1996). Pollution: causes, effects and control. Royal Society of Chemistry.
Solbe, J.F.L.G. (1986). Effects of Land Use on Fresh Waters. Ellis Horwood. 568pp
O'Neill, P. (1998). Environmental Chemistry. Blackie. 278pp 3rd edition.
Kiely, G. (1996). Environmental Engineering. McGraw-Hill.
Wild, A. (1993). Soils and the Environment - an Introduction. Cambridge University Press.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andy Evans
Tel: (0131) 535 4093
Email: andy.evans@sac.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elspeth Martin
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email: Elspeth.Martin@sruc.ac.uk |
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