Department of Forestry & Natural Environment Management
Torrent Management and Control Ι
Course Content
Scope of the Mountain Water Management. Historical background. Distinction,
nomenclature, morphometric characteristics and parts of torrents. Flow in torrents’ beds.
Measurement of runoff - flows in torrents and other watercourses. Production and
transport of sediment in torrent beds and laws of degradation and desertification of upland
areas. Calculation of sediment - solid matter - solid yield. Equilibrium - changes in torrent
beds. Tidal potential - tidal types. The tidal problem with emphasis on Greece.
The Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management joined the Faculty of Plant Sciences of the AUA. The Department operates from the academic year 2019-2020 and is based in Tthe city of Karpenisi. Housed in the building facilities of the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management of the former Technical Scool (TEI) of Central Greece.
