Hydrogeology for Sustainable Development (250MAG003) – Course 2025/26 PDF
Syllabus
Learning Objectives
The course provides foundational knowledge on groundwater systems and their importance for sustainable development. Students will learn to characterize aquifers, analyze groundwater flow and quality, estimate water balances and recharge, and assess the sustainability of groundwater use. They will gain the skills to interpret hydrogeological data and develop sustainable management proposals based on practical case studies.
Total hours of student work
| Hours | Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervised Learning | Large group | 45h | 100.00 % | |
| Self Study | 80h | |||
Teaching Methodology
The course consists of 3 hours per week of classes in the classroom. These hours are devoted to lectures where the teacher explains the concepts and theory, presents examples and exercises with greater interaction with students. The remaining weekly hours are dedicated to practice in laboratories. It uses material support in the form of detailed syllabus through campus ATENEA: content, programming and evaluation activities directed learning and literature. Although most of the sessions will be given in the language indicated, sessions supported by other occasional guest experts may be held in other languages.
Grading Rules
The evaluation calendar and grading rules will be approved before the start of the course.
The mark of the course is obtained from the ratings of continuous assessment and their corresponding laboratories and/or classroom computers. Continuous assessment is evaluated by exercises (PR), a directed project work (TD) and assessment tests (EX). Evaluation tests consist on issues associated to concepts of the course, learning objectives with regard to knowledge or understanding, and a set of application exercises. The final mark is estimated as: 0.05*PR+0.8*EX+0.15*TD
Test Rules
Failure to perform a laboratory or continuous assessment activity in the scheduled period will result in a mark of zero in that activity.
Office Hours
Office D2-008, by appointment. Students can also contact the professor through email during working hours: daniel.fernandez.g@upc.edu
Bibliography
Basic
- Fetter, C. W. Applied Hydrogeology. 5th ed. Long Grove, ill: Waveland Press, 2022. ISBN 9781478646525.
- Custodio, E. ; Llamas, M. R. Hidrogeología subterranea. 2a ed corr. Barcelona: Ediciones Omega, 1996. ISBN 8428204462.
- Domenico, P. A; Schwartz, F. W. Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology (2nd ed.). 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1998. ISBN 0471597627.
- Freeze, R. A; Cherry, J. A. Groundwater. Englewood Cliffs (N.J.): Prentice Hall, 1979. ISBN 0133653129.