Unit WATER MANAGEMENT UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE
- Course
- Environmental engineering
- Study-unit Code
- A005639
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Jacopo Dari
- Teachers
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- Jacopo Dari
- Caterina Capponi (Codocenza)
- Hours
- 36 ore - Jacopo Dari
- 12 ore (Codocenza) - Caterina Capponi
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2025
- Offered
- 2026/27
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline dell'ingegneria per l'ambiente e territorio
- Sector
- ICAR/02
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- English
- Contents
- The program is structured into the following teaching units: 1. Climate change and its effects on water resources 2. Water “governance” and anthropogenic uses 3. Satellite monitoring of hydrological quantities 4. Forecasting and mitigation strategies 5. The context of pressurized pipeline systems and measurement and monitoring tools in water networks 6. Management of water supply networks under climate change scenarios
- Reference texts
- Lecturer's handouts available on the UNISTUDIUM platform.
- Educational objectives
- The educational objectives of the course are as follows: - acquire the main knowledge about the effects of climate change on water resources - provide the necessary tools for the correct interpretation of the phenomenon - provide the knowledge related to innovative monitoring techniques - acquire the skills necessary to implement strategies for forecasting and mitigating future water shortages - acquire the skills necessary to design water works resilient to climate change - provide knowledge useful for managing water networks under climate change scenarios
- Prerequisites
- The knowledge required to understand the course content and achieve the intended training objectives is as follows: - Hydraulics: hydrostatics, pressure and free-surface currents, phoronomics; - Hydraulic Infrastructure: aqueduct networks; - Hydrology: basic components of the hydrological cycle.
- Teaching methods
- The course is structured in: - classroom lectures on all program topics with discussion with students; - classroom exercises conducted in the classical mode; --seminar-style face-to-face lectures with projector support.
- Other information
- Examination schedule: the examination schedule can be found at the link: http://www.ing1.unipg.it/didattica/studiare/calendario-esami
- Learning verification modality
- Verification of the educational objectives of the teaching (examination) involves an oral test. It consists of a discussion lasting approximately 30-40 minutes, aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge of the theoretical and methodological content provided and detailed in the program, as well as the level of skill and autonomy of judgment in selecting and using the appropriate approach for each application area, with a critical spirit and awareness of the physical significance of the quantities involved. The oral test is also intended to test the student's ability to communicate and synthesize organically, as well as his or her property of language in relation to the theoretical and practical topics covered. The final grade will be given in thirtieths by the committee. For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or DSA visit http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
- Extended program
- The course is structured into the following teaching units: 1. Climate change and its effects on water resources (12 hours) - Brief overview of the problem of climate change - Concept of water scarcity and declination to the various components of the hydrological cycle - Drought: definition, different types (meteorological, hydrological, economic-social), transformation and propagation - Drought indices (based on rainfall, soil moisture, evapotranspiration, combined indices) 2. Water “governance” and anthropogenic uses (4 hours) - Regulatory references - Sectoral water uses 3. Satellite monitoring of hydrological quantities (8 hours) - Principles of remote sensing (active/passive microwaves, optical sensors). - Hydrologic quantities that can be monitored by satellite and operational systems - Drought monitoring by satellite 4. Forecasting and mitigation strategies (12 hours) - Identification of climate change impacts from analysis of hydro-meteorological quantities - Trend analysis - Future climate scenarios - Non-structural interventions (drought plans, strategic diversification of supply sources, modeling tools, “digital twins”) - Structural interventions (hydraulic works for storage and management) - resilient design of hydraulic works 5. The context of pressure pipeline systems and measurement and monitoring tools in water networks (6 hours) - Performance indicators for water network management: the role of ARERA - Regulatory Framework and Water Management Regulation in Italy - Technologies for Measuring Key Hydraulic Parameters (flow rate, pressure, level, water quality) - Data acquisition systems and remote monitoring - Monitoring for leak detection 6. Management of Water Supply Networks under Climate Change Scenarios (6 hours) - Overview of intermittent supply operations - Operating principles and applications of innovative pressure regulation valves - Operating principles and applications of energy recovery devices (microturbines and Pump as Turbines, PAT)
- Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- This teaching contributes to the realization of the UN goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifically: - No. 12 responsible consumption and production - no. 13 acting for the climate - no. 15 life on earth