Study level
BAC +4
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
The module is divided into 5 sequences: (1) Irrigation equipment and infrastructure; (2) Irrigation management; (3) Socio-economic analysis, consultation methods; (4) Lectures by professionals; (5) Case study: conversion of an irrigated system.
Objectives* :
(1) acquire knowledge and expertise on the various components of an individual or collective irrigated system, drawing on knowledge acquired in other specialization courses,
(2) understand the sustainable management of water resources on the scale of an agricultural territory, from different angles (water resources, agronomic, technical, socio-economic) and at different scales (from plot to watershed).
Knowledge control
Examination: 50%.
Continuous assessment: 50%.
Assessment based on a final exam (1h) and continuous assessment (case studies).
Syllabus
irrigation techniques; consultation; irrigation schemes; hydraulic developments; socio-economic analysis; hydraulic engineering; agronomy