CivE 645

Water Resources Planning and Management

Description

The course material applies economics, operations research, management science, systems modeling and analysis, and statistics to water resources problems for the design, analysis, operation, and management of various types of water projects. The tools used are meant for water quantity management. The design and operations of hydro systems are addressed, using operation research techniques such as linear programming, dynamic programming, nonlinear programming, and simulation modelling.

Learning Outcomes

In the context of water quantity management and operations of hydro systems, the students will
Learn the fundamentals of economic analysis of water resources projects
Understand and solve linear programming (LP) problems with the Simplex method, with a focus on water problems
Understand the basics of dynamic programming
Understand and solve nonlinear programming (NLP) problems through calculus, line search algorithms, and the generalized reduced gradient approach
Learn the basics of simulation and the system dynamics methodology
Apply optimization tools to analyze a water resources problem relevant to Alberta

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Sections & Respective Instructors

A1 - 2025/2026 - Fall - Evan Davies

A1 - 2024/2025 - Fall - Evan Davies

B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Evan Davies

B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Evan Davies

B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Thian Gan