LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The course deals with the main aspects of river basin design. The fundamental hydrological, hydraulic and erosive processes that can occur within a river basin are analysed. The most common types of intervention to be used for an adequate defence of the territory from hydrogeological instability are identified, with particular regard to naturalistic engineering works.

Knowledge and understanding
The course aims to develop students' knowledge and understanding skills, such as:
• knowledge and understanding skills in a field of study at a level that is characterised by the use of advanced textbooks and also includes knowledge of some cutting-edge topics in the field of hydraulic forestry systems;
• ability to understand hydrological data.

Applied knowledge and understanding
The course will enable them to apply knowledge by demonstrating adequate understanding, enabling them, for example:
• to apply their knowledge and understanding in a way that demonstrates a professional approach to their work, as well as adequate skills to both devise and support arguments to solve problems in the field of hydraulic forestry systems;
• ability to collect hydrological data;
• provide a careful examination of hydrological data in relation to flood events, based on observation and analysis.

Making judgements
The course will allow the development of independent judgement at various levels, such as
• hypothesising which causes most influence the occurrence of hydrogeological instability phenomena
• propose solutions for the mitigation of hydrogeological instability phenomena

Communication skills
Attending lectures and/or making independent use of the material provided will facilitate the development and application of communication skills, such as
• ability to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, on the topics covered, to specialist and non-specialist people;
• using appropriate and up-to-date technical vocabulary in the field of hydrology.


Learning skills
Attending lectures and/or making independent use of the material provided will facilitate the consolidation of one's learning skills, enabling one to, for example
• activate a programme of continuous updating of one's knowledge
• autonomously identify ways of acquiring information
• identify and use the most useful sources of information for personal updating.

This learning capacity will be fundamental for undertaking subsequent studies with a high degree of autonomy.