Suchergebnis: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2016
MAS in Sustainable Water Resources Das Masterprogramm (Master of Advanced Studies) in erneuerbaren Wasserressourcen ist ein vollzeitlicher Weiterbildungsdiplomlehrgang über 12 Monate. Der Fokus des Programms liegt auf der Nachhaltigkeit und Wasserressourcen in Lateinamerika, mit einem speziellen Augenmerk auf die Einflüsse von Entwicklung und Klimaveränderung auf die Wasserressourcen. Der Kurs verbindet multidisziplinäre Kursarbeit mit hochrangiger Forschung. Eine Auswahl der Forschungsthemen sind: Wasserqualität, Wasserquantität, Wasser für die Landwirtschaft, Wasser für die Umwelt, Anpassungen an die Klimaveränderung und integrierte Wasserwirtschaft. Sprache: Englisch. Kreditpunkte: 66 ECTS. Für weitere Informationen: Link | ||||||
Obligatorische Lehrveranstaltungen | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
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118-0101-00L | Water Resources Seminars Number of participants limited to 16. Automatic admittance given to the MAS students. | O | 3 KP | 3S | P. Molnar, P. Burlando, weitere Referent/innen | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The Seminar Series features invited experts from a wide range of disciplines, who will present their experiences working with water related topics in international settings. The students will be exposed to many different perspectives, and will be asked to apply the information they learn to specific case studies. | |||||
Lernziel | The Seminar Series will provide students with background information on the wide range of topics related to water resources. The lectures will challenge the students to evaluate water resources and water resource management in new ways, using tools that have been successfully implemented in real case scenarios. The seminars will include theory, interactive discussions, and the assessment of methodologies. Student participation will be highly encouraged. | |||||
Inhalt | The Seminar Series is aimed at offering students the opportunity to learn about water resources in a multi-disciplinary fashion, with a focus on international examples. Selected topics will include: Water & Sanitation, Urban Water Management, Politics & International Water Management, Water Resources & Agriculture, Water Hazards (floods), Water Resources & Ecosystem Services, Integrated Water Resource Management, and Adaptation to Climate Change. For additional details see the course website Link. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | For further information, contact the MAS coordinator, Darcy Molnar (Link) | |||||
102-0287-00L | Fluvial Systems | O | 3 KP | 2G | P. Molnar | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course presents a view of the processes acting on and shaping the landscape and the fluvial landforms that result. The fluvial system is viewed in terms of the production and transport of sediment on hillslopes, the structure of the river network and channel morphology, fluvial processes in the river, riparian zone and floodplain, and basics of catchment and river management. | |||||
Lernziel | The course has two fundamental aims: (1) it aims to provide environmental engineers with the physical process basis of fluvial system change, using the right language and terminology to describe landforms; and (2) it aims to provide quantitative skills in making simple and more complex predictions of change and the data and models required. | |||||
Inhalt | The course consists of three sections: (1) Introduction to fluvial forms and processes and geomorphic concepts of landscape change, including climatic and human activities acting on the system. (2) The processes of sediment production, upland sheet-rill-gully erosion, basin sediment yield, rainfall-triggered landsliding, sediment budgets, and the modelling of the individual processes involved. (3) Processes in the river, floodplain and riparian zone, including river network topology, channel geometry, aquatic habitat, role of riparian vegetation, including basics of fluvial system management. The main focus of the course is hydrological and the scales of interest are field and catchment scales. | |||||
Skript | There is no script. | |||||
Literatur | The course materials consist of a series of 13 lecture presentations and notes to each lecture. The lectures were developed from textbooks, professional papers, and ongoing research activities of the instructor. All material is on the course webpage. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Prerequisites: Hydrology 1 and Hydrology 2 (or contact instructor). | |||||
102-0237-00L | Hydrology II | O | 3 KP | 2G | P. Burlando, S. Fatichi | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course presents advanced hydrological analyses of rainfall-runoff processes. The course is given in English. | |||||
Lernziel | Tools for hydrological modelling are discussed at the event and continuous scale. The focus is on the description of physical processes and their modelisation with practical examples. | |||||
Inhalt | Monitoring of hydrological systems (point and space monitoring, remote sensing). The use of GIS in hydrology (practical applications). General concepts of watershed modelling. Infiltration. IUH models. Event based rainfall-runoff modelling. Continuous rainfall-runoff models (components and prrocesses). Example of modelling with the PRMS model. Calibration and validation of models. Flood routing (unsteady flow, hydrologic routing, examples). The course contains an extensive semester project. | |||||
Skript | Parts of the script for "Hydrology I" are used. Also available are the overhead transparencies used in the lectures. The semester project consists of a two part instruction manual. | |||||
Literatur | Additional literature is presented during the course. | |||||
101-0267-01L | Numerical Hydraulics | O | 3 KP | 2G | M. Holzner | |
Kurzbeschreibung | In the course Numerical Hydraulics the basics of numerical modelling of flows are presented. | |||||
Lernziel | The goal of the course is to develop the understanding of the students for numerical simulation of flows to an extent that they can later use commercial software in a responsible and critical way. | |||||
Inhalt | The basic equations are derived from first principles. Possible simplifications relevant for practical problems are shown and their applicability is discussed. Using the example of non-steady state pipe flow numerical methods such as the method of characteristics and finite difference methods are introduced. The finite volume method as well as the method of characteristics are used for the solution of the shallow water equations. Special aspects such as wave propagation and turbulence modelling are also treated. All methods discussed are applied pratically in exercises. This is done using programs in MATLAB which partially are programmed by the students themselves. Further, some generelly available softwares such as Hydraulic Systems and HEC RAS for non-steady flows are used. | |||||
Skript | Lecture notes, powerpoints shown in the lecture and programs used can be downloaded. They are also available in German. | |||||
Literatur | Given in lecture | |||||
103-0237-00L | GIS III | O | 5 KP | 3G | M. Raubal | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course deals with advanced topics in GIS: GIS project lifecycle, Managing GIS, Legal issues, GIS assets & constraints; Geospatial Web Services: technical basics, architecture, functions, interoperability, standards, mashups, portals, applications; Geostatistics; Sensor Web Enablement; Human-Computer Interaction; Cognitive Issues in GIS. | |||||
Lernziel | Students will get a detailed overview of advanced GIS topics. They will go through all steps of setting up a Web-GIS application in the labs and perform other practical tasks relating to Sensor Web Enablement, Human-Computer Interaction, Geostatistics, and Web Processing Services. | |||||
Skript | Lecture slides will be made available in digital form. | |||||
Literatur | Fu, P. and Sun, J., Web GIS - Principles and Applications (2011), ESRI Press, Redlands, California. O'Sullivan, D., & Unwin, D. (2010). Geographic Information Analysis (second ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. | |||||
102-0227-00L | Systems Analysis and Mathematical Modeling in Urban Water Management | O | 6 KP | 4G | E. Morgenroth, M. Maurer | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Systematic introduction of material balances, transport processes, kinetics, stoichiometry and conservation. Ideal reactors, residence time distribution, heterogeneous systems, dynamic response of reactors. Parameter identification, local sensitivity, error propagation, Monte Carlo simulation. Introduction to real time control (PID controllers). Extensive coding of examples in Berkeley Madonna. | |||||
Lernziel | The goal of this course is to provide the students with an understanding and the tools to develop their own mathematical models, to plan experiments, to evaluate error propagation and to test simple process control strategies in the field of process engineering in urban water management. | |||||
Inhalt | The course will provide a broad introduction into the fundamentals of modeling water treatment systems. The topics are: - Introduction into modeling and simulation - The material balance equations, transport processes, transformation processes (kinetics, stoichiometry, conservation) - Ideal reactors - Hydraulic residence time distribution and modeling of real reactors - Dynamic behavior of reactor systems - Systems analytical tools: Sensitivity, parameter identification, error propagation, Monte Carlo simulation - Introduction to process control (PID controller, fuzzy control) | |||||
Skript | Copies of overheads will be made available. | |||||
Literatur | There will be a required textbook that students need to purchase: Willi Gujer (2008): Systems Analysis for Water Technology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course will be offered together with the course Process Engineering Ia. It is advantageous to follow both courses simultaneously. | |||||
701-1551-00L | Sustainability Assessment | O | 3 KP | 2G | P. Krütli, C. E. Pohl | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course deals with the concepts and methodologies for the analysis and assessment of sustainable development. A special focus is given to the social dimension and to social justice as a guiding principle of sustainability as well as to trade-offs between the three dimensions of sustainability. The course is seminar-like, interactive. | |||||
Lernziel | At the end oft he course students should Know: - core concepts of sustainable development, and; - the concept of social justice - normatively and empirically - as a core element of social sustainability; - important empirical methods for the analysis and assessment of local / regional sustainability issues. Understand and reflect on: - the challenges of trade-offs between the different goals of sustainable development; - and the respective impacts on individual and societal decision-making. | |||||
Inhalt | The course is structured as follows: - Overview of rationale, objectives, concepts and origins of sustainable development; - Importance and application of sustainability in science, politics, society, and economy; - Sustainable (local / regional) development in different national / international contexts; - Analysis and evaluation methods of sustainable development with a focus on social justice; - Trade-offs in selected examples. | |||||
Skript | Handouts. | |||||
Literatur | Selected scientific articles & book chapters | |||||
102-0217-00L | Process Engineering Ia | O | 3 KP | 2G | E. Morgenroth | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Biological processes used in wastewater treatment, organic waste management, biological resource recovery. Focus on fundamental principles of biological processes and process design based on kinetic and stoichiometric principles. Processes include anaerobic digestion for biogas production and aerobic wastewater treatment. | |||||
Lernziel | Students should be able to evaluate and design biological processes. Develop simple mathematical models to simulate treatment processes. | |||||
Inhalt | Stoichiometry Microbial transformation processes Introduction to design and modeling of activated sludge processes Anaerobic processes, industrial applications, sludge stabilization | |||||
Skript | Copies of overheads will be made available. | |||||
Literatur | There will be a required textbook that students need to purchase (see Link for further information). | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | For detailed information on prerequisites and information needed from Systems Analysis and Mathematical Modeling the student should consult the lecture program and important information (syllabus) of Process Engineering I that can be downloaded at Link | |||||
651-4031-00L | Geographic Information Systems Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 60 | O | 3 KP | 4G | A. Baltensweiler, M. Hägeli-Golay | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Introduction to the architecture and data processing capabilities of geographic information systems (GIS). Practical application of spatial data modeling and geoprocessing functions to a selected project from the earth sciences. | |||||
Lernziel | Knowledge of the basic architecture and spatial data handling capabilities of geographic information systems. | |||||
Inhalt | Theoretical introduction to the architecture, modules, spatial data types and spatial data handling functions of geographic information systems (GIS). Application of data modeling principles and geoprocessing capabilities using ArcGIS: Data design and modeling, data acquisition, data integration, spatial analysis of vector and raster data, particular functions for digital terrain modeling and hydrology, map generation and 3D-visualization. | |||||
Skript | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Tutorial: Introduction to ArcGIS Desktop | |||||
Literatur | Longley, P. A., M. F. Goodchild, D. J. Maguire, and D. W. Rhind (2015): Geographic Information Systems and Science. Fourth Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, England. DeMers, M. N. (2009): Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, N.J., USA. | |||||
102-0327-01L | Implementation of Environmental and other Sustainability Goals Masterstudierende Umweltingenieurwissenschaften mit Modul Ecological Systems Design dürfen die 102-0327-01 (2KP) nicht belegen, da diese bereits in 102-0307-01 Advanced Environmental, Social and Economic Assessments (5KP) enthalten ist. | O | 2 KP | 1G | A. E. Braunschweig | |
Kurzbeschreibung | How to make sustainability operational - in industry, services and other organizations: You will learn how to put sustainability into practice by integrating environmental, social and economic aspects into organisations' management and processes. The course contains both a management view, as well as a sustainability view - and how to combine them. | |||||
Lernziel | To provide understanding of how sustainability can be made operational in an organisation. To do so, students will understand how to integrate sustainability thinking into the typical current organisational environment and processes, such as planning, implementing and controlling. | |||||
Inhalt | We meet for five 3-hour-lectures, with discussions and case studies during course time. Additionally, small case studies in-between courses will be given at most course days. Course topics are: -- Sustainable Development and its meaning for Management -- Management Standards for Sustainability (ISO and others) -- Sustainability Opportunities and Innovation -- Organisation and Implementation -- The concept of 'Continuous Improvement' -- Environmental Performance Measurement (Concepts, Standards, Methods) -- Life Cycle Costing, Life Cycle Management -- (Sustainable) Supply Chain Management -- Communication of Sustainability Issues | |||||
Skript | Course documentation as well as case study descriptions will be provided during the course via the "Ilias" repository. | |||||
Literatur | There are two ways to approach the course's issues: a) Looking at how to integrate sustainability into 'standard' management: "Von den Zinsen statt vom Kapital leben", iO article. German version at Link ; english x-lation at Link b) Coming from Life Cycle Management, a good start is "Life Cycle Management - A Business Guide to Sustainability" from the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative (available at: Link) c) We will touch upon the hotel sustainable scheme and label "Ibex" see: Link (for an english version, pls contact the lecturer at Link ) | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | If you have specific interests or questions, let me know at Link . Maybe I can include your issues - or I can't :-) | |||||
701-0015-00L | Seminar on Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development | O | 2 KP | 2S | C. E. Pohl, M. Stauffacher | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The seminar is designed for students and researchers (MA, PhD, PostDoc) who use inter- and transdisciplinary elements in their projects. It addresses the challenges of this research: How to integrate disciplines? How (and in what role) to include societal actors? How to bring results to fruition? We discuss these questions based on case studies and theories and on the participant's projects. | |||||
Lernziel | The participants understand the specific challenges of inter- and transdisciplinary research in general and in the context of sustainable development in particular. They know methods and concepts to address these challenges and apply them to their research projects. | |||||
Inhalt | The seminar covers the following topics: (1) Theories and concepts of inter- and transdisciplinary research (2) The specific challenges of inter- and transdisciplinary research (3) Involving stakeholders (4) Collaborating disciplines (5) Exploration of tools and methods (6) Analysing participants' projects to improve inter- and transdisciplinary elements | |||||
Literatur | Literature will be made available to the participants | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | The seminar is specifically suitable for PhD or PostDoc researchers. It is open to master students (minor "global change and sustainability") and further interested people, who preferably are preparing, or working on, a project/thesis. | |||||
Wahlfächer | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
102-0215-00L | Siedlungswasserwirtschaft II | W | 3 KP | 2G | M. Maurer, P. Staufer | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Technische Netzwerke in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. Wasserverteilung: Optimierung, Druckstoss, Korrosion und Hygiene. Siedlungsentwässerung: Siedlungshydrologie, instationäre Strömung, Schmutzstofftransport, Versickerung von Regenwasser, Gewässerschutz bei Regen. Generelle Entwässerungsplanung (GEP). | |||||
Lernziel | Vertiefung der Grundlagen für die Gestaltung und den Betrieb der technischen Netzwerke der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. | |||||
Inhalt | Demand Side Management versus Supply Side Management Optimierung von Wasserverteilnetzen Druckstösse Kalkausfällung, Korrosion von Leitungen Hygiene in Verteilsystemen Siedlungshydrologie: Niederschlag, Abflussbildung Instationäre Strömungen in Kanalisationen Stofftransport in der Kanalisation Einleitbedingungen bei Regenwetter Versickerung von Regenwasser Generelle Entwässerungsplanung (GEP) | |||||
Skript | Es werden schriftliche Unterlagen abgegeben. Die Folien werden als Kopien zur Verfügung gestellt. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Voraussetzung: Siedlungswasserwirtschaft GZ | |||||
401-6215-00L | Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part I) | W | 1 KP | 1G | A. Drewek, A. J. Papritz | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course provides the first part an introduction to the statistical software R for scientists. Topics covered are data generation and selection, graphical and basic statistical functions, creating simple functions, basic types of objects. | |||||
Lernziel | The students will be able to use the software R for simple data analysis. | |||||
Inhalt | The course provides the first part of an introduction to the statistical software R for scientists. R is free software that contains a huge collection of functions with focus on statistics and graphics. If one wants to use R one has to learn the programming language R - on very rudimentary level. The course aims to facilitate this by providing a basic introduction to R. Part I of the course covers the following topics: - What is R? - R Basics: reading and writing data from/to files, creating vectors & matrices, selecting elements of dataframes, vectors and matrices, arithmetics; - Types of data: numeric, character, logical and categorical data, missing values; - Simple (statistical) functions: summary, mean, var, etc., simple statistical tests; - Writing simple functions; - Introduction to graphics: scatter-, boxplots and other high-level plotting functions, embellishing plots by title, axis labels, etc., adding elements (lines, points) to existing plots. The course focuses on practical work at the computer. We will make use of the graphical user interface RStudio: Link Note: Part I of UsingR is complemented and extended by Part II, which is offered during the second part of the semester and which can be taken independently from Part I. | |||||
Skript | An Introduction to R. Link | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | The course resources will be provided via the Moodle web learning platform Please login (with your ETH (or other University) username+password) at Link Choose the course "Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics" and follow the instructions for registration. | |||||
651-4077-00L | Quantification and Modeling of the Cryosphere: Dynamic Processes (University of Zurich) Der Kurs muss direkt an der UZH belegt werden. UZH Modulkürzel: GEO815 Beachten Sie die Einschreibungstermine an der UZH: Link | W | 3 KP | 1V | Uni-Dozierende | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Übersicht über die wichtigsten formbildenden Prozesse und Landschaftsformen in kalten Regionen der Erde (Gletschergebiete und Gebiete intensiven Bodenfrostes) mit Schwerpunkt Hochgebirge. Diskussion aktueller Forschungsfragen. | |||||
Lernziel | Kenntnis der wichtigsten klimarelevanten geomorphologischen Prozesse und Phänomene im Hochgebirge, Verständnis für aktuelle Forschungsfragen. | |||||
Inhalt | Erosion und Sedimentation durch Gletscher in Abhängigkeit von Klima, Topographie, Eistemperatur, Sedimentbilanz, Gleitbewegung und Schmelzwasserabfluss. Prozesse und Formen im Bereich des jahreszeitlichen und ganzjährigen Bodenfrostes (Frostverwitterung, Felsstürze, Schutthalden, Solifluktion, Permafrostkriechen/Blockgletscher, Murgänge). | |||||
Skript | Glacial and periglacial geomorphodynamics in high-mountain regions. Ca. 100 Seiten. | |||||
Literatur | references in skript | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Grundkenntisse über Geomorphologie und Gletscher und Permafrost aus dem Kursangebot von ETH/UZH oder entsprechenden Vorlesungsskripten | |||||
701-1341-00L | Water Resources and Drinking Water | W | 3 KP | 2G | S. Hug, M. Berg, F. Hammes, U. von Gunten | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course covers qualitative (chemistry and microbiology) and quantitative aspects of drinking water from the resource to the tap. Natural processes, anthropogenic pollution, legislation of groundwater and surface water and of drinking water as well as water treatment will be discussed for industrialized and developing countries. | |||||
Lernziel | The goal of this lecture is to give an overview over the whole path of drinking water from the source to the tap and understand the involved physical, chemical and biological processes which determine the drinking water quality. | |||||
Inhalt | The course covers qualitative (chemistry and microbiology) and quantitative aspects of drinking water from the resource to the tap. The various water resources, particularly groundwater and surface water, are discussed as part of the natural water cycle influenced by anthropogenic activities such as agriculture, industry, urban water systems. Furthermore legislation related to water resources and drinking water will be discussed. The lecture is focused on industrialized countries, but also addresses global water issues and problems in the developing world. Finally unit processes for drinking water treatment (filtration, adsorption, oxidation, disinfection etc.) will be presented and discussed. | |||||
Skript | Handouts will be distributed | |||||
Literatur | Will be mentioned in handouts | |||||
701-1253-00L | Analysis of Climate and Weather Data | W | 3 KP | 2G | C. Frei | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Observation networks and numerical climate and forcasting models deliver large primary datasets. The use of this data in practice and in research requires specific techniques of statistical data analysis. This lecture introduces a range of frequently used techniques, and enables students to apply them and to properly interpret their results. | |||||
Lernziel | Observation networks and numerical climate and forcasting models deliver large primary datasets. The use of this data in practice and in research requires specific techniques of statistical data analysis. This lecture introduces a range of frequently used techniques, and enables students to apply them and to properly interpret their results. | |||||
Inhalt | Introduction into the theoretical background and the practical application of methods of data analysis in meteorology and climatology. Topics: exploratory methods, hypothesis tests, analysis of climate trends, measuring the skill of climate and forecasting models, analysis of extreme events, principal component analysis and maximum covariance analysis. The lecture also provides an introduction into R, a programming language and graphics tool frequently used for data analysis in meteorology and climatology. During hands-on computer exercises the student will become familiar with the practical application of the methods. | |||||
Skript | Documentation and supporting material include: - documented view graphs used during the lecture - excercise sets and solutions - R-packages with software and example datasets for exercise sessions All material is made available via the lecture web-page. | |||||
Literatur | Suggested literature: - Wilks D.S., 2005: Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Science. (2nd edition). International Geophysical Series, Academic Press Inc. (London) - Coles S., 2001: An introduction to statistical modeling of extreme values. Springer, London. 208 pp. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Prerequisites: Atmosphäre, Mathematik IV: Statistik, Anwendungsnahes Programmieren. | |||||
701-1251-00L | Land-Climate Dynamics | W | 3 KP | 2G | S. I. Seneviratne, E. L. Davin | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The purpose of this course is to provide fundamental background on the role of land surface processes (vegetation, soil moisture dynamics, land energy and water balances) for the climate system. The course consists of 2 contact hours per week, including 2 computer exercises. | |||||
Lernziel | The students can understand the role of land processes and associated feedbacks for the climate system. | |||||
Skript | Powerpoint slides will be made available | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Prerequisites: Introductory lectures in atmospheric and climate science Atmospheric physics -> Link and/or Climate systems -> Link | |||||
651-4101-00L | Physics of Glaciers | W | 3 KP | 3G | M. Lüthi, G. Jouvet, F. T. Walter, M. Werder | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Understanding glaciers and ice sheets with simple physical concepts. Topics include the reaction of glaciers to the climate, ice rheology, temperature in glaciers and ice sheets, glacier hydrology, glacier seismology, basal motion and calving glaciers. A special focus is the current development of Greenland and Antarctica. | |||||
Lernziel | After the course the students are able understand and interpret measurements of ice flow, subglacial water pressure and ice temperature. They will have an understanding of glaciology-related physical concepts sufficient to understand most of the contemporary literature on the topic. The students will be well equipped to work on glacier-related problems by numerical modeling, remote sensing, and field work. | |||||
Inhalt | The dynamics of glaciers and polar ice sheets is the key requisite to understand their history and their future evolution. We will take a closer look at ice deformation, basal motion, heat flow and glacier hydraulics. The specific dynamics of tide water and calving glaciers is investigated, as is the reaction of glaciers to changes in mass balance (and therefore climate). | |||||
Skript | Link | |||||
Literatur | A list of relevant literature is available on the class web site. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Good high school mathematics and physics knowledge required. | |||||
701-1437-00L | Limnoecology | W | 8 KP | 10G | P. Spaak, F. Altermatt, T. Gonser, K. J. Räsänen, C. T. Robinson | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course combines Limnology (the study of inland waters in its broad sense) with ecological and evolutionary concepts. It deals with rivers, groundwater and lakes. This course contains a lecture part, an experimental part as well as 1-day excursions. | |||||
Lernziel | During this course you will get an overview of the world's typical freshwater ecosystems. After this course you will be able to understand how aquatic organisms have adapted to their habitat and how the interactions (e.g. food web) between organisms work. During the experimental part of this course you will learn the principles of doing research to observe interrelations in aquatic ecosystems. You will measure and interpret biological and physical data (e.g. during experiments, field work) and present the collected knowledge. In short: apply the theoretical / lecture knowledge to field situations in a lake and river. | |||||
Inhalt | The course contains a lecture part, an experimental part and field excursions. The lecture part covers ecology and evolution of aquatic organisms in lentic and lotic waters. Topics include: Adaptations, distribution patterns, biotic interactions, and conceptual paradigms in freshwater ecosystems. Important aspects regarding ecosystem metabolism and habitat properties of freshwaters. Applied case studies and experiments testing ecological and evolutionary processes in freshwaters. The lectures are given by Piet Spaak (Eawag), Florian Altermatt (UNI, Eawag), Tom Gonser (Eawag), Katja Räsänän (Eawag) and Chris Robinson (Eawag), specialists from the Aquatic Ecology department of Eawag and University of Zurich. Practical part: The practical part contains 1-day excursions to a lake (Greifensee) and rivers (Sense, Töss) as well as research projects in small groups within research groups at Eawag. | |||||
Skript | Course notes and power point presentations provided during the course. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course can only be taken together with "701-1437-01 Bestimmungskurs aquatische Makroinvertebraten" and "701-1437-02 Bestimmungskurs aquatische Mikroinvertebraten und Kryptogamen". The maximal participating number of students is 8 from D-USYS and 14 from D-BIOL (ETH & UNI). Registration for the course until Thu 15.9.2016, free places will be distributed Fri 16.9.2016. The course includes mandatory field trips to Greifensee (22.09.2016), to the Sense River floodplain (6.10.2016) and to the Töss River (20.10.2016). | |||||
701-1631-00L | Foundations of Ecosystem Management | W | 5 KP | 3G | J. Ghazoul, C. Garcia | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course introduces the broad variety of conflicts that arise in projects focusing on sustainable management of natural resources. It explores case studies of ecosystem management approaches and considers their practicability, their achievements and possible barriers to their uptake. | |||||
Lernziel | Students should be able to a) propose appropriate and realistic solutions to ecosystem management problems that integrate ecological, economic and social dimensions across relevant temporal and spatial scales. b) identify important stakeholders, their needs and interests, and the main conflicts that exist among them in the context of land and resource management. | |||||
Inhalt | Traditional management systems focus on extraction of natural resources, and their manipulation and governance. However, traditional management has frequently resulted in catastrophic failures such as, for example, the collapse of fish stocks and biodiversity loss. These failures have stimulated the development of alternative ‘ecosystem management’ approaches that emphasise the functionality of human-dominated systems. Inherent to such approaches are system-wide perspectives and a focus on ecological processes and services, multiple spatial and temporal scales, as well as the need to incorporate diverse stakeholder interests in decision making. Thus, ecosystem management is the science and practice of managing natural resources, biodiversity and ecological processes, to meet multiple demands of society. It can be local, regional or global in scope, and addresses critical issues in developed and developing countries relating to economic and environmental security and sustainability. This course provides an introduction to ecosystem management, and in particular the importance of integrating ecology into management systems to meet multiple societal demands. The course explores the extent to which human-managed terrestrial systems depend on underlying ecological processes, and the consequences of degradation of these processes for human welfare and environmental well-being. Building upon a theoretical foundation, the course will tackle issues in resource ecology and management, notably forests, agriculture and wild resources within the broader context of sustainability, biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation or economic development. Case studies from tropical and temperate regions will be used to explore these issues. Dealing with ecological and economic uncertainty, and how this affects decision making, will be discussed. Strategies for conservation and management of terrestrial ecosystems will give consideration to landscape ecology, protected area systems, and community management, paying particular attention to alternative livelihood options and marketing strategies of common pool resources. | |||||
Skript | No Script | |||||
Literatur | Chichilnisky, G. and Heal, G. (1998) Economic returns from the biosphere. Nature, 391: 629-630. Daily, G.C. (1997) Nature’s Services: Societal dependence on natural ecosystems. Island Press. Washington DC. Hindmarch, C. and Pienkowski, M. (2000) Land Management: The Hidden Costs. Blackwell Science. Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis. Island Press, Washington DC. Milner-Gulland, E.J. and Mace, R. (1998) Conservation of Biological Resources. Blackwell Science. Gunderson, L.H. and Holling, C.S. (2002) Panarchy: understanding transformations in human and natural systems. Island Press. |
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