Environmental Engineering

The course is focused on providing the fundamentals of applied hydrology and hydrosystems engineering systems, with the aim to provide both conceptual models and practical operative procedures in order to understand the role of water fluxes at basin scale. The role and influence of hydrosystems systems are, also, illustrated. Knowledge and understanding: after passing the exam, the students will be able to deal with issues related to hydrological cycle and to water fluxes at basin scale, with particular reference to impacts on the environment and the choice of needed hydraulic systems. Applied Hydrology and Hydrosystems Engineering Fundamentals course has the intention to give both conceptual models and practical operative procedures in order to understand the role of water fluxes at basin scale. The role and influence of hydrosystems systems are, also, illustrated. Applying knowledge and understanding: after passing the exam, the students will be able to undertake hydrologic and hydraulic design decisions with regard hydro-systems. After passing the exam, the students will acquire the ability to make judgements with particular regard to “the evaluation of hydrological processes and water fluxes at basin scale, with particular reference to hydrologic and hydraulic design criteria for hydraulic systems”, also on complex systems/problems. The above mentioned skills will contribute to building a backbone that will allow the students to get updated information in a continuous, autonomous and in-depth manner, concerning both their professional abilities and the emerging environmental issues. Solving numerical and design exercises will also provide the students with a tool to acquire autonomous learning skills, also with specific regard to the ability to make judgement and critical assessment of the faced problems in case of shortage or lack of the relevant information.