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Water and sediment management for sustainable development  

Description

Focus on the water-sediment-development nexus from global to local scales in different geographical contexts. Students learn: (1) how human development affects and is affected by changing water uses and related sediment processes; (2) to use engineering tools to quantify water uses and to design sustainable technical solutions. Topics: WASH: water supply in developing rural or suburban areas; environmental effects of human water and sediment uses; soil, coastal erosion, floods, river management in developing countries; Irrigation systems design and water needs.

Delivery mode

Presential
English

Name

Water and sediment management for sustainable development
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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