Course Overview

This lecture aims to provide a fundamental understandings of water resources by giving introductory hydraulics and hydrology, natures of river flow, water use in various sectors with a special focus on irrigation, water resources development and management, hydrologic statistics, as well as institutional system for water.

Learning Achievement

Basic knowledge of irrigation systems for paddy rice fields can be learned.
The methods for calculating water requirement for paddy fields, designing canal systems, realizing fair and effective water distribution and so on will be lectured.

Competence

Subject-specific Competenece 1. Systematic expertise

Course prerequisites

Students are requested to have elementary knowledge on analysis.

Grading Philosophy

Grading grades on report assignments.

Course schedule

Guidance, Outline of agficulture and water resources in Japan

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Ishii Atsushi

Other information

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university