京都大学 京都大学

Irrigation and Drainage

Numbering Code U-AGR03 3C129 LJ83 Year/Term 2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year 3rd year students Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Tue.2
Instructor name NAKAMURA KIMIHITO (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course Water management in agricultural land and rural areas is an extremely important not only for crop production but also for environmental conservation. This is a lecture on fundamentals and applications of "irrigation drainage" which is a basic technical system for controlling water. Specifically, it includes paddy irrigation and upland irrigation as water use, agricultural land drainage discharging unnecessary water, agricultural irrigation system to control them, multifunctionalities of irrigation system, water quality conservation, ecosystem conservation, and water management for global environment.
Course Goals We will make irrigation and drainage planning for paddy and upland possible, and understand irrigation-drainage techniques for environmental conservation.
Schedule and Contents Basically the lecture will be performed according to the following plan. However, there are cases where the order etc. is changed corresponding to the progression of the lecture.
1. Introduction of irrigation and drainage
2. Water resource use
3. Paddy irrigation (actual situation)
4. Paddy irrigation (water planning)
5. Upland irrigation (actual situation)
6. Upland irrigation (water planning)
7. Agricultural land drainage (field drainage)
8. Agricultural land Drainage (district level / regional level)
9. Agricultural water use system (agricultural water use facility)
10. Agricultural water use system (water management)
11. Multifunctionality of agricultural irrigation system
12. Water quality management
13. Water management for ecosystem conservation
14. Global environment and irrigation/drainage
Final examination/ Learning achievement evaluation
15. Feedback: Set a period and accept and answer questions from students
Evaluation Methods and Policy [Evaluation method]
Final examination (60 marks) and Active participation/submissions (40 marks).
[Evaluation criteria]
The evaluation criteria and policies are in accordance with the "Evaluation Criteria and Policies" described in the Student Handbook of the Faculty of Agriculture for the relevant year.
Course Requirements None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) It is necessary to review the textbook.
Textbooks Textbooks/References 地域環境水利学, 渡邉紹裕・堀野治彦・中村公人編著, (朝倉書店), ISBN:978-4-254-44502-2
References, etc. 新編　灌漑排水　上巻, 丸山利輔ほか, (養賢堂), ISBN:978-4-8425-0016-4
農業水利学, 飯田俊彰ほか, (文永堂出版), ISBN:978-4-8300-4136-5
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