Subject Datasheet
Download PDFI. Subject Specification
| Type | Hours/week / (days) |
| Lecture | 2 |
| name | Dr. Krisztián Homoródi |
| academic rank | Assistant professor |
| homorodi.krisztian@emk.bme.hu |
Required previous subjects (need to be completed to register)
- Water Quality Management (BMEEOVKAI44)
Subjects from which previous midterm signature are required to register
- Water Resources Management (BMEEOVVAI43)
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the basic concepts and principles of river basin management. The students will learn about the methods of river basin management planning, the main goals and principles of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) of the European Union (EU) and the relationship between water management tasks. Students will know the basis of integrated water management planning.
- Know the basic concepts of river basin management.
- Know the most important trends of river basin management.
- Know the water policy of the EU and the basis of the river basin management based on the WFD.
- Know the methods of river basin exploration and survey and also the most important available source materials.
- Know the most important water management tasks in Hungary.
- Can describe and evaluate a water body based on source materials and own experiences.
- Can determine the key problems of a body of water and can describe his/her opinion about its solution.
- Open to the use of information technology to find up-to-date guidelines.
- Individually apply in practice the guidelines and the codes of good practice.
- Open to accept critical comments.
- Employs a system-theory approach.
Lectures, written and oral communications, application of IT tools and techniques for the study materials available on the internet, and assignments solved individually.
| Week | Topics of lectures and/or exercise classes |
| 1. | Introduction of the subject and the homework. Basic concepts of river basin management. Types of river basins. Hungarian and European river basins. Hungary's water system. Structure of the water sector in Hungary |
| 2. | River basin exploration and survey: content, method, field and site inspection, its purpose, preparation, conduct, mistakes to avoid. |
| 3. | Characterisation of river basins using geoinformatics tools 1 |
| 4. | Characterisation of river basins using geoinformatics tools 2 |
| 5. | Preparing a field trip with students ("off-site" lecture/field exercise). |
| 6. | Preparing a poster: principles, suggestions, ideas |
| 7. | River basin management plans based on the Water Framework Directive (WFD) of the EU. River basin management plan of River Danube. |
| 8. | The relationship between WFD and other water management activities and tasks (e.g. flood and inland water protection, fisheries, navigation, hydropower utilisation). |
| 9. | Basics of integrated water management |
| 10. | Environmental planning (WFD 4.7 test, Natura 2000 impact assessment). |
| 11. | The concept of water security, the goals and implementation of the Water Secure World vision. Water security in Europe, the Danube river basin and Hungary. |
| 12. | Hydroinformatics in the Water Resources Management 1 |
| 13. | Hydroinformatics in the Water Resources Management 2 |
| 14. | Summary |
The above programme is tentative and subject to changes due to calendar variations and other reasons specific to the actual semester. Consult the effective detailed course schedule of the course on the subject website.
- Lecture notes
None
The instructors are available for consultation during their office hours, as advertised on the department website at the beginning of the semester.
II. Subject requirements
The assessment of the learning outcomes is specified in clause 2.2. above and evaluation of student performance occurs via the homework assignment and the written examination.
| Evaluation form | Abbreviation | Assessed learning outcomes |
| Homework | HF | B1-B2, C1, D1-D3 |
| Written exam | V | A1-A5, C1 |
The dates of deadlines of assignments/homework can be found in the detailed course schedule on the subject’s website.
| Abbreviation | Score |
| HF | 33% |
| Total achievable during the semester | 33% |
| V | 67% |
| Sum | 100% |
At least 70% of the attendance of lectures and passed homework are expected.
An exam not exceeding 40% of the maximum score results in a failed (1) exam.
The final grade is the average of the grades given to homework and the final exam, weighted according to section 3.3 and finally rounded.
- After the fee payment described in the Regulations, homework can be submitted with a delay until the deadline described in the Detailed course schedule.
- The submitted and accepted homework can be corrected without fee until the deadline described in point 1.
| Activity | Hours/semester |
| Contact hours | 14x2 = 28 |
| Homework | 16 |
| Home studying of the written material | 22 |
| Preparation for the examination | 24 |
| Sum | 90 |