All environmental problems are in some way connected with water. Part of the institute's work is to teach, examine and model components of the hydrological circle, e.g. precipitation, evaporation and transpiration, infiltration and percolation as well as surface runoff.
Another part is the area of engineering hydraulics and rural water management. Rural areas require cost-effective solutions for the transport and treatment of wastewater. The courses include all areas of urban water transport and treatment. In the past, the main aim of irrigation and drainage on agricultural sites was to maximize agricultural production. Today, the ecological effects of regulation of the groundwater level are known and considered. There is a demand to make agricultural systems with irrigation and drainage sustainable.
The Institute for Land and Water Management with its three professorships Hydrology - Irrigation and Drainage - Rural Water Management does educational and scientific work concerning the whole hydrological circle. |
