UnitLevel 4Undergraduate

CIV4261 Integrated urban water management

Faculty of Engineering

CIV4261 Integrated urban water management is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Malaysia. It needs CIV3285.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 1
Clayton, Malaysia

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before CIV4261

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

After CIV4261

No unit lists CIV4261 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: Or CIV3264

Overview

This unit is designed to give a broad understanding of the integrated management of water resources within an urban context. This is a field of practice growing in importance in Australia and overseas, and will equip you well for careers in urban water management. The scope of the course will be multi-disciplinary, giving you an understanding of the range of perspectives required in integrated urban water management (IUWM) covering structural and non-structural techniques available. The social science and ecological perspectives will be emphasised to give an appreciation of the multi-disciplinary nature of IUWM. Software packages such as MUSIC and Aquacycle will be introduced.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOn campus
First semesterMalaysiaOn campus

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Understand the components that make up the urban water cycle and urban water systems

  2. 2

    Understand the interactions between urban water cycle components and appreciate the complexities and conflicts involved in integrated management of urban water systems

  3. 3

    Understand the principles of, and methods for, integrated urban water management 

  4. 4

    Understand the basic ecological and social science perspectives of IUWM and the need for a multi-disciplinary perspective

  5. 5

    Develop and design IUWM strategies at a conceptual level

  6. 6

    Use software packages, such as MUSIC and Aquacycle, for IUWM design and assessment

Workload and teaching

2 hours lectures, 2 hours practice classes and 8 hours of private study per week

Where it fits

CIV4261 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Jeffrey Walker
Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor David McCarthy
Dr Izni Zahidi

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for CIV4261?

You need CIV3285 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is CIV4261 offered?

In 2020, CIV4261 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Malaysia.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
4
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Organisational unit
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available