WATR 201
Freshwater Resources
Course overview
You’ll learn to characterise and assess a freshwater resource and the current stresses that are put upon them.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
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| Available semesters | Semester 2 2025 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $1,027.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Explain why freshwater resources and their ecosystems are vulnerable to change.
- Describe how water resources and their values are characterised, and how their limitations are evaluated.
- Recognise the hazards posed by water resources.
- Evaluate the effects of domestic and commercial water use on water resources, their subsequent use and aquatic ecosystems.
- Recognise the role of specialist skills (e.g. in aspects of science, engineering, planning) in water resource management.
Course examiners
Susanna Wood
Professor and Co-Director
Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Susie.Wood@lincoln.ac.nz