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(in Polish) Rivers as boundaries – cooperation in International river basin districts

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Course ID: 36-PNIB-RB-11
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (unknown)
Course title: (unknown)
Name in Polish: Rivers as boundaries – cooperation in International river basin districts
Organizational unit: (in Polish) Polsko-Niemiecki Instytut Badawczy
Course groups: AMU-PIE offer, summer semester
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): (not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.

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Language: English
Short description: (in Polish)

The course deals with the significant problems and contemporary challenges related to managing the international river basin districts. Although during the lecture the main transboundary water governance processes and the socio-spatial differences that guide diverse WDF implementation practices will be characterized.

Full description: (in Polish)

Week 1 (26.02.2017): Introduction of European water policy, definition of international river basin district

Week 2 (05.03.2017): Presentation and characteristic of National and International River Basin Districts

Week 3 (12.03.2017): Experiences and challenges from the first cycles of planning in the international river basin districts

Week 4 (19.03.2017): Identification of appropriate competent authority for the application and cooperation in the international river basin districts

Week 5 (26.03.2017): Determination of the biological and chemical conditions of border water bodies

Week 6 (09.04.2017): Identification of main problems in terms of water management of border and cross-border water bodies

Week 7 (16.04.2017): Identification of extra-regional problems related to water management

Week 8 (23.04.2017): Transboundary water management in the International Oder River Basin District

Week 9 (07.05.2017): Transboundary water management in the International Torne River Basin District

Week 10 (14.05.2017): Conclusion

Bibliography: (in Polish)

Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the Community action in the field of water policy

Jager N.W., 2016. Transboundary Cooperation in European Water Governance – A set-theoretic analysis of International River Basins. Environmental Policy and Governance, Volume 26/4, 278–291.

Suykens C., 2015. EU Water Quantity Management in International River Basin Districts: Crystal Clear? European Energy and Environmental Law Review, 24(6), 134-143.

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