Department of Forestry & Natural Environment Management
Torrent Management and Control II
Course Content
General concepts (torrents, settlement, damping). Settlement principles and systems.
Settlement purposes (protective, hydrological and utilisation). Settlement means. Technical
works (categories, description, siting and construction of works). Dams, categories of dams,
dimensioning, design of dams, stability conditions - analytical and graphical control.
Agricultural works (categories, description, location and construction). Horticultural works
(afforestation - reforestation, bushing - reforestation, clearing - reclamation). Horticultural
design. Selection of planting material and horticultural methods. Shaping of hollows,
diversions, water intakes, drainage, prevention of erosion, sedimentation and subsidence,
management of geological landslides, ancillary works, use of landfill.
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.
