Water, Society & Technology specialisation
In this specialisation you will gain extensive knowledge on water use in agriculture. The main focus is irrigated agriculture, from farm level to watershed level. You explore topics such as the design of irrigation systems and the improvement of the social and technical performance of existing farm irrigation systems and practices. The specialisation also focuses on subjects related to rural-urban water linkages, (virtual) water in world food trade, water justice, and other users in the watershed such as hydropower dams and mining projects.
Courses and Thesis
| Course code | Course | Period |
|---|---|---|
| SLM-30306 | Issues and Concepts in International Land and Water Management | 1AF |
| WRM-34806 | Water, Society & Technology - concepts and debates | 2MO |
| WRM-34306 | Water System Design for Multiple Uses of Water Services | 2AF |
| WRM-33806 | Gender and Natural Resources Management | 3 |
| WRM-31306 | Political Ecology of Water | 4 |
| WRM-33806 | Water Delivery | 5MO |
| WRM-32306 | Research Approaches to Land and Water Management | 5AF |
| WRM-60309 | Sustainable Land and Water Management (Spain) | 6 |
| WRM-80436 | Thesis Water Resources Management | Year 2 |
Learning outcomes
In this specialisation irrigation – from farm level to watershed level – is the main focus. Topics include irrigation of agricultural land, design of irrigation systems, improvement of the social and technical performance of existing farm irrigation systems and practices, and irrigation in its wider water management context.
After successful completion of the Irrigation and Water Management specialisation, you are expected to be able to:
- assess and analyse different forms of water use and water resources management strategies in a cross-disciplinary manner, applied at field, scheme and catchment level by different stakeholders;
- interactively analyse and evaluate institutional and infrastructural designs for sustainable irrigation and water management interventions in a cross-disciplinary manner.