1. 2013 Course Catalogue
Course Description: Water and water resources are critical issues for the sustenance of nearly every society. This course
examines the hydrologic processes of the hydrologic cycle, occurrence, use, management, and conservation of water and
water resources in Jordan. and around the world. It further discusses the environmental, economic, and social
implications of floods, droughts, dams, and water usage as well as current issues in water quality, water pollution,
climate change impacts on water resources and integrated water resource management
Students will gain an understanding of the environmental, societal, and political impacts of water, water resources, and
changes in water supply and availability, and they will be introduced to current and emerging trends in water resource
issues, development, and technology.
Text Books
Text book 1 Text book 2
Title Principles of Water Resources :
History , Development, Management, and
Policy
Physical Hydrology, Physical Hydrology, 2nd
edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 646 pp.,
2002.
Author(s) Thomas V. Cech S.L. Dingman
Publisher Wiley and his Son’s Prentice-Hall, Inc., New Jersey,
Year 2010 2002.
Edition 3rd edition 2nd
Ed.
References
Books 1- G.M. Hornberger, J.P. Raffensperger, P.L. Wiberg, and K.N. Eshleman, Elements of
Physical Hydrology, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 312 pp., 1998
(ISBN: 9780801858574).
2- J.A.A. Jones, Global Hydrology: Processes, Resources, and Environmental
Management, Prentice Hall, New York, 399 pp., 1998 (ISBN: 9780582098619).
3- S.A. Thompson, Water Use, Management, and Planning in the United States, Academic
Press, San Diego, 371 pp., 1999 (ISBN: 9780126893403).
Journals 1-
Internet links 1-
Instructor
Instructor Prof. Dr. Ali El-Naqa
Office Location Hashemite University, Department of Water Management & Environment Room
219
Office Phone 00962-5-3903333 (Ext. 4231)
Dry Land Water Resources
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2. E-mail elnaqa@hu.edu.jo
Class Schedule& Room
Lecture Time: 9:00 – 10:00 am
Room: 241
Office Hours
11:00 – 12:00 Sunday, Monday
Teaching Assistant
Imarn Abu Murshid
Prerequisites
Prerequisites by topic Hydrology
Prerequisites by course Hydrology
Co-requisites by course Geology
Objectives and Outcomes1
Objectives Outcomes
• To examine the occurrence, use,
management, and conservation of water
and water resources in Jordan and around
the world.
• To discusses the environmental,
economic, and social implications of
floods, droughts, dams, and water usage,
water demand as well as current issues in
water quality, water pollution, and water
resource regulation.
• To be familiarize with arid zone
hydrology and field instrumentation
techniques.
• To develop the ability to construct
hydrological simulations and modeling.
• Students will learn a wide variety of skills and concepts
such as studying hydrologic processes and water quality
and water resources, legal, and institutional data bases.
• They will learn concepts of arid zone hydrological
processes
• The ability of understanding the hydrologic simulation
and modeling.
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Lower-case letters in brackets refer to the Program outcomes
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3. Week
[minutes]
Title of lessons Short Description
1
Course Outline / Introduction to the
course
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2 Introduction to water resources -
3
Historical Perspective of Water Use and
Development
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4 Global hydrologic cycle -
5 Surface Water Hydrology -
6 Ground Water Hydrolog -
7 Water Quality -
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Municipal and Irrigation Water
Development
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9 Dams and Reservoirs -
10 Water demand management -
11 Sustainability of water resources -
12 Water efficiency -
13
Climate changes impacts on water
resources
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14
IWRM as a tool for climate change
adaptation
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Evaluation
Assessment
Tool
Expected Due Date Weight
Homework&
Quizzes
10%
First Exam 20%
Second Exam 20%
Final Exam 40%
Project 10%
Teaching & Learning Methods
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Policy
Attendance Students will be required to attend and participate in class discussions (worth up to 4% of final
grade), although attendance will be taken.
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4. Homework Students will be required to pursue all the home works that will be given during the course and
the due time to assign them
Quizzes Students will be given few quizes
Term projects A list of topics will be given in class and posted below. The term paper should include an
abstract, introduction, description of the subject, discussion, conclusion, list of references, list of
tables and figures. It should not exceed 10-12 pages. Make sure you quote all your references in
the text and do not forget to identify the source of your figures and tables. Your reference list
should have a minimum of 5 references form scientific journals or books.
Be sure to include the reference on any report you create. Talks will be scheduled in the
beginning of the course.
List of topics (you can submit your own topic):
• Water resources in Jordan
• Water mega projects in Jordan
• Groundwater pollution and assessment
• Water demand management
• Irrigation water management
• Groundwater quality
Student Conduct
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
References and Links
International Organizations
• Engineering for Change (E4C): Solutions Library
a collection of solutions that have been implemented by various organizations
• Global Water Partnership
GWP is a global action network involved with issues related to the sustainable development, management and use
of water resources
• UN-Water
global water initiatives through the United Nations
• UNESCO Water Portal
from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• United Nations Water Portal
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
from UNICEF
• World Resources Institute
a global environmental think tank working to find solutions to urgent environmental challenges
• World Water Council
"A global water movement for a water secure world"
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5. Water Resources and Hydrology Journals
• Advances in Geosciences (Online Journal)
• Advances in Water Resources (Journal)
• Agricultural Sciences Journal
• Agricultural Water Management (Journal)
• Applied Water Science - Open Access Journal
• Arabian Journal of Geosciences
• Climatic Change (Journal)
• Current Science Journal (India)
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• Earth & Planetary Sciences Backfiles
• Earth Science India (Journal)
• e-Journal of Land and Water
• Environmental Geology (Journal)
• Environmental Management (Journal)
• Environmental Modelling & Software (Journal)
• Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Journal)
• E-WAter Electronic Journal
• Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (Journal)
• Geophysical Journal International
• Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (Journal)
• GIS India Journal
• Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation (Journal)
• Himalayan Geology (Journal)
• Hydrogeology Journal
• Hydrological Processes (Journal)
• Hydrological Sciences Journal
• Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Journal)
• Hydrology Research (Journal)
• IAH Hydrology Journal (Indian Journals)
• Indian Journal of Science and Technology
• Indian Journals
• International Journal of Ecology & Development
• International Journal of Environmental Engineering
• International Journal of Geoscience Research
• International Journal of Geosciences
• International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology
• International Journal of Remote Sensing
• International Journal of Research in Chemistry and Environment (IJRCE)
• International Journal of River Basin Management
• International Journal of Soil, Sediment and Water
• International Journal of Water Resources Development
• International Journal of Water
• Irrigation Science (Journal)
• Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
• Journal of Environmental Hydrology
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6. • Journal of Environmental Protection
• Journal of Ground Water
• Journal of Hydrology
• Journal of Spatial Hydrology
• Journal of Water and Land Development
• Journal of Water Resource and Protection
• Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
• Journal of Water Science
• Online Journal of Water Resources Development
• Open Hydrology Journal
• Water International (Journal)
• Water Policy (Journal)
• Water Research (Journal)
• Water Resources (Journal)
• Water Resources and Hydrology Journals
• Water Resources Management (Journal)
• Water Resources Research (Journal)
• Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (Journal)
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7. • Journal of Environmental Protection
• Journal of Ground Water
• Journal of Hydrology
• Journal of Spatial Hydrology
• Journal of Water and Land Development
• Journal of Water Resource and Protection
• Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
• Journal of Water Science
• Online Journal of Water Resources Development
• Open Hydrology Journal
• Water International (Journal)
• Water Policy (Journal)
• Water Research (Journal)
• Water Resources (Journal)
• Water Resources and Hydrology Journals
• Water Resources Management (Journal)
• Water Resources Research (Journal)
• Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (Journal)
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