Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Use, Protection and Groundwater Management (17.Z514A)

Native organizations units: Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Environmental engineering (Year: 1, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Hydrotechnics Environment Protection Engineering
ECTS	4

The acquisition of knowledge and the theoretical foundations of the natural groundwater system and its functioning. Introduction to the problems and the use of groundwater management with special emphasis on the problems of monitoring and groundwater protection.

The student needs to understand the groundwater system (phenomena, processes, management objectives, use, protection). Student must master a way of looking and forecasting the transformation of groundwater quality.

Introduction. Status of groundwater as a natural resource. The objectives of groundwater management. Composition and properties of the aquifer. Specific processes of groundwate self-purification and resource management. Protected areas. Criteria and methods of protection. Sustainable and adaptive management of groundwater. Groundwater monitoring. The situation in our country

Classes will be realized in the form of lectures, calculation exercises, field exercises and visits. The exam can be taken in two tests, each of which contains a logical whole curriculum. In addition to lectures and exercises consultation are held regularly. Term papers are made by groups designated by the subject's teacher, while defense research paper in terms of auditory. Both tests are taken in written form. Tests are held during the semester of instruction. Students who did not pass the exam must take the tests over the entire final exam.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Dante A., Caponera, Marcella Nanni	Principles of Water Law and Administration	2007	Taylor & Frances	English
Daniel P. Loucks, Eelco van Bee	DaWater Resource Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications	2017	Springer	English
Bernward Hölting, Wilhelm G. Coldewey	Hydrogeology	2019	Springer	English
Dimkic A.Milan., Brauch Heinz-Jürgen, Kavanaugh Michael	Groundwater Management in Large River Basins	2008	IWA Publishing	English
Appelo C.A.J, Postma, D.	Geochemistry groundwater and pollution	2007	A.A.Balkema Publishers	English
Anthony J. Jakeman, Olivier Barreteau, Randall J. HuntJean-Daniel Rinaudo, Andrew Ross, Muhammad Arshad	Integrated Groundwater Management: An Overview of Concepts and Challenges	2016	Springer	English
Daniel P. Loucks, Eelco van Beek	Water Resources Systems Planning and Management - an introduction to methods, models and applications	2005	UNESCO Publishing	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	30.00
Coloquium exam	No	No	20.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Coloquium exam	No	No	20.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	40.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	20.00