Watershed Management

1. Watershed Management Prof. Baoyuan Liu School of Geography Beijing Normal University Beijing, P. R. China 2005.2 Watershed management-- 1

2. Credit：2 Class length：36 hours Location： Room 201, Chemical Building Instructor: Baoyuan Liu Office: Room 336, Bio-Geo Building Tel：58809959 Email：baoyuan@bnu.edu.cn Watershed management-- 1

3. Class objectives (1)To present a rational framework for the development of watershed management strategies. (2)To provide an introduction to the technical elements and tools of watershed management. Watershed management-- 1

4. Class objectives (3)To understand and develop watershed management programs. (4)To improve specialized English. (5) To familiarize foreign text book. Watershed management-- 1

5. Test • Notes: 20% • Homework: 20% • Final test: 60% Watershed management-- 1

6. Required Text Books • Course package • Brooks, K. N., P.F. Ffollitt, H.M. Gregersen, J.L. Thames. 1996. Hydrology and the Management of watersheds. Iowa State University Press/Ames. Watershed management-- 1

7. References Heathcote, I.W. 1998. Integrated Watershed Management: Principles and Practice. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Rees, J.A., 1990. Natural Resources: Allocation, Economics and Policy. Second Edition. Watershed management-- 1

8. References 周年生，李彦东. 2000. 流域环境管理规划方法与实践. 中国水利水电出版社. 尚守忠，田世义. 1993. 水资源及其开发利用，科学普及出版社. 赵秉栋，管 华. 1996. 水资源学概论. 河南大学出版社. 《全国主要河流水文特征统计》 《中国水资源评价初步成果》 《中国水资源评价》 Watershed management-- 1

9. Journals 中国水土保持 人民黄河 自然资源学报 Water Resources Research Water Resources Bulletin Journal of soil and Water Conservation Watershed management-- 1

10. Contents Class 1 • Arrangement of course • Objectives of the course • References • Definition of Terms Watershed management-- 1

11. Contents Class 2 Chapter 1   Introduction 1.1 What is the watershed management 1.2 Why we need the watershed management Class 3 1.2 Why we need the watershed management Class 4 1.3 How we can do for the watershed management Watershed management-- 1

12. Contents Class 5 Chapter 2The watershed management inventory 2.1 Climate Class 6 2.2 Geology and landforms Class 7 2.3 Soil Watershed management-- 1

13. Contents Class 8 2.4 Hydrology Class 9 2.5 Land use and vegetation Class 10 2.6 Social and economic systems Class 11 Chapter 3   Water erosion and its control practices Watershed management-- 1

14. Contents Class 12 Chapter 3   Wind erosion and its control practices Class 13 Chapter 4Gully erosion, sand dunes, and soil mass movement Class 14 Chapter 5 Sediment yield Watershed management-- 1

15. Contents Class 15 Chapter 6 Water quality Class 16 Chapter 7 Watershed management in the multiple use concept Class 17 Chapter 8 Planning and appraising watershed management Watershed management-- 1

16. Contents Class 18 Chapter 19 The economics of watershed practices and management Watershed management-- 1

17. How we will study this course? Part 1 introduction, read text book carefully, answer four questions Part 2 inventory, text book as a reference, learn how to use different knowledge comprehensively Part 3 sedimentation, learn the new knowledge and how to do the research Part 4 planning, knowledge expanding by read text book Part 5 economics, self study Watershed management-- 1

18. Definition of Terms • Hydrologyis the science of water that is concerned with the origin, circulation, distribution, and properties of waters of the earth. Watershed management-- 1

19. Definition of Terms • Watershedis a topographically delineated area that is drained by a stream system, that is the total land area above some point on a stream or river water drains past that point. Watershed management-- 1

20. Definition of Terms • Watershed :an area of land within which all waters flow to a single river system. • River basin: is similarly defined as watershed but is of a larger scale. For example, the Mississippi River Basin and Amazon River Basin. Watershed management-- 1

21. Definition of Terms • Watershed managementis the process of guiding and organizing land and other resource use on a watershed to provide goods and services without affecting adversely soil and water resources. Watershed management-- 1

22. Definition of Terms • Watershed management practicesare those changes in land use, vegetative cover, and other nonstructural and structural actions that are taken on a watershed to achieve watershed management objectives. Watershed management-- 1