SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION CourseCode: 773Degree: Master's in Analysis and Management of Mediterranean EcosystemsFaculty of Experimental SciencesYear: Year 1 of Master's in Analysis and Management of Mediterranean EcosystemsSemester: SpringType: ElectiveLanguage: SpanishECTS credits: 3Lecture: 1.5Laboratory: 1.5Hours: 75Directed: 30Shared: 20Autonomous: 25Department: Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.DescriptionObjectives: To learn the problems of soil erosion under Mediterranean conditions. Erosion processes. Study methods. Soil conservation methods. Descriptors: Natural and anthropic erosion. Physical processes of erosion. Methods of studying water erosion. Soil conservation methods in agricultural and forest soils.FacultyNameCoordinatorLectureLaboratoryMATAIX SOLERA, JORGE■■■Professional interestCompetencies and learning outcomesGeneral competenciesUnderstand the function, structure, and dynamics of ecosystems, both terrestrial and marine, and territories that are traditionally manipulated to exploit their resources.Understand and value diversity in all the senses of living things, not only referring to other organisms, but also in social and cultural diversity.Be capable of designing and developing sustainable strategies for Mediterranean ecosystem management in both protected natural areas as well as areas of human influence.Assess global change, analyzing the speed of the processes and changes caused by human activity within the territory.Manage in practice, in order to solve environmental problems, the technology and methods that currently range from genomic and proteomic analysis in organisms all the way to remote sensing technologies.Develop the capacity for multidisciplinary teamwork that adds specialists from diverse competence areas of the environment.Be capable of solving environmental problems related with business and governmental activities.Oral and written communication skills in English.Skills related with computing tools and information and communication technologies, as well as accessing online databases, such as scientific literature, patent databases, and legislation.Oral and written communication skills in Spanish. Capacity to produce and defend projects in the field of scientific research.Specific competenciesUnderstand and be capable of assessing the uses and demands of water for various purposes within the Mediterranean context.Identify improvement strategies for water management.Understand the technical tools for sustainable water use and their potential for improvement and innovation.Be capable of writing a treatment and purification project for urban and industrial water based on new technical criteria and environmental sustainability.Understand the legislation applicable to the production and management of various types of waste.Be capable of developing good technical management of various types of waste.Identify and quantify environmental and legal aspects for environmental planning and the territorial prospective.Capability to analyze, implement, and adapt an environmental management system to various types of businesses and official organisms.Be able to characterize the environmental function and situation of businesses and institutions.Understand and apply international ISO and EMAS standards concerning environmental certification.Be able to prepare an environmental impact study and new environmental correction proposals.Understand and be capable of applying the methodology for carrying out a strategic environmental assessment.Acquire the capacity to understand, analyze, and manage environmental pollution problems and search for solutions that minimize them from the environmental, application, and economic points of view.Be able to propose corrective measures that minimize air, water, and soil pollution.Apply digital/statistical processing techniques to aerial and satellite imagery for analyzing territory and determining land use.Develop innovative planning proposals based on the advance of knowledge and the application of new technologies that permit proper handling and management of spaces and sustainable territorial development.Understand the viability of organic farming as a means of sustainable management in rural areas and new crop systems.Identify and assess aspects related with the biota and environmental management as keys to furthering the study of natural and anthropic environments.Objectives (Learning outcomes)Conocer la problemática de la erosión de suelos en condiciones mediterráneas.Conocer los distintos procesos de erosiónAprender los diferentes métodos de estudio de la erosión hídricaConocer diferentes medidas de conservación de suelosContentsLecture topicsTeaching unitsIntroduction to soil erosionFactors controlling soil erosion in Mediterranean areas of SpainSoil erosion in agricultural systemsSoil Erosion in forest ecosystemsFundamental processes in soil erosionMeasurement technics to model and quantify soil erosionSoil conservation measurementsCourse contentsBasic bibliographyCerdáa Bolinches, Artemi. "Erosión hídrica del suelo en el territorio valenciano el estado de la cuestión a través de la revisión bibliográfica". Logroño Geoforma 2001. Cerdáa Bolinches, Artemi. "Erosión y degradación del suelo agrícola en España". Valencia bUniversitat de Valencia, Cátedra Divulgación de la Ciencia 2008. Cerdáa Bolinches, Artemi / Mataix-Solera, Jorge. "Efectos de los incendios forestales sobre los suelos de España el estado de la cuestión visto por los científicos españoles". Valencia Universitat de Valáencia. Cátedra Divulgación de la Ciencia 2009. Mataix Solera, Jorge. "Incendios forestales, suelos y erosión hídrica". Alicante CAM, Caja Mediterraneo ; Alcoi CEMACAM Font Roja-Alcoi D.L. 2007. Morgan, R.P.C. Urbano Terrón, P. / López de Meneses, J. de M. "Erosión y conservación del suelo". Madrid [etc.] Mundi-Prensa 1997. Porta Casanellas, Jaume. López-Acevedo Reguerin, Marta, aut. / Roquero de Laburu, Carlos, aut. "Edafología para la agricultura y el medio ambiente [recurso electronico] /". Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 2003. Complementary bibliographyBienes Allas, Ramón / Marqués, M. J. "Control de erosión y degradación del suelo libro de actas I Simposio Nacional sobre Control de la Erosión y Degradación del Suelo, Madrid, 9-11 julio 2003". Madrid Instituto Madrileño de Investigación Agraria y Alimentaria 2003. Cerdáa Bolinches, Artemi / Jordán, Antonio. "Actualización en métodos y técnicas para el estudio de los suelos afectados por incendios forestales". Valencia Cátedra de Divulgació de la Ciencia, Universitat de Valencia, FUEGORED 2010. Herrero-Borgoñón Pérez, J.J. Rubio Delgado, José Luis aut. "Impacto de las técnicas forestales de repoblación sobre los procesos erosivos y la fertilidad del suelo en condiciones ambientales mediterráneas". Valencia Conselleria d'Agricultura, Pesca i Alimentacio D.L. 1994. Hudson, Norman W. "Conservación del suelo". Barcelona [etc.] Reverté D.L. 1982. Porta Casanellas, Jaime. López-Acevedo Reguerín, Marta aut. / Poch Claret, Rosa M. aut. "Introducción a la edafología uso y protección del suelo". Madrid Mundi-Prensa 2008. LinksConceptos generales sobre erosión del suelo.Página d ela Unión Europea dedicada a la erosión el sueloErosión y geomorfologíaCausas y efectos de la erosiónControl de la erosión postincendioSoil erosion. FAOSoftwareMethodology and gradingMethodologyCase studies: Learning through the analysis of actual or simulated cases in order to interpret and resolve them by employing various alternative solution procedures.Cooperative learning: Develop active learning through cooperative working strategies among students and promote shared responsibility to reach group goals.Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.Solving exercises and problems: Exercise, test, and apply previous knowledge through routine repetition.GradingPOR ASISTENCIA A LA SALIDA DE CAMPO: 10%POR ASISTENCIA A LAS PRÁCTICAS DEL LABORATORIO: 10%PARTICIPACIÓN EN SEMINARIOS: 10%EXAMEN FINAL: 70%