Public University of Navarre



Academic year: 2023/2024 | Previous academic years:  2022/2023  |  2021/2022  |  2020/2021  |  2019/2020 
Bachelor's degree in Innovation on Food Processes and Products at the Universidad Pública de Navarra
Course code: 502002 Subject title: EFFECTS OF THE AGRARIAN ACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT: CASE STUDIES
Credits: 3 Type of subject: Optative Year: 4 Period: 2º S
Department: Ingeniería
Lecturers:
CASALI SARASIBAR, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Resp)   [Mentoring ]

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Contents

Effects of agricultural activity on the environment

Simulation models

Erosion

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General proficiencies

CG1 The capacity to work in the field of agrifood and innovation in a socially and ethically responsible manner, and with a commitment to sustainability.

 

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Specific proficiencies

CE19  To know how to apply the bases of sustainability to food processing. Development and implementation of environmentally-friendly food processes. Use and optimisation of water and energy in agrifood processes. The capacity to use methods to assess and correct environmental impact.

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Learning outcomes

R1. Finding out the main effects of agricultural and agrifood industry activities on the environment.

R2. Identifying the possible measures for making agricultural and agrifood industry activities sustainable.

R3. Acquiring knowledge of advanced management tools for predicting the effect of agriculture on water and soils.

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Methodology

    Student working hours
A-1 Lectures with the support of videos and other instructional materials adapted to case studies and to on line teaching 20
A-2 Self-study of instructional materials adapted to case studies and to on line teaching. Self-assessment tests, and answers to guidance questions 20
A-3 Debates, discussions, participation in the forum 5
A-4 Coursework, writting report 20
A-5 Readings of selected instructional materials 8
A-6 Tests, examinations 2
A-8 Individual tutoring  
Total 75
 

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Languages

English

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Evaluation

 

Learning
outcome		 Assessment
activity		 Weight (%) It allows
test resit 		Minimum
required grade
         
         
         
         
 
Learning achievements Evaluation system Weight (%) Retrievable
 R1, R2, R3 IE1: Written exam. To pass the course marks higher or equal than 5 are required. 50% Yes, by written exam 
R1, R2, R3 IE2: Participation in debates, discussions, forums. Discussion on selected case studies. 20% No
 R1, R2, R3 IE3: Short coursework, writing report about the problems and issues posed that analyze the results. 30% No
 
If the student did not get the minimum grade to weigh in any of the activities, the grade of the subject would be 4.9 out of 10 at most (fail). 

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Agenda

Topic 1. Introduction. Characteristics of agricultural systems. Environmental impact of agricultural activity. A sustainable agriculture is possible. What will be covered in this course?

 

Topic 2. Wind erosion. Basics of the phenomenon. Case study: The ecological and social disaster of the Dust Bowl.

 

Topic 3. Soil erosion by water. Description of the phenomenon. Case study: Soil erosion by water in agricultural areas of Navarre.

 

Topic 4. Nonpoint source pollution. Definition revisited. Main NSP pollutants (nutrients, pesticides, salts, sediments, organic matter, metals, pathogens, emerging pollutants). Case study: NPS pollution in experimental watersheds of Navarre (nitrate and phosphate).

 

Topic 5. Point source pollution. Definition and relevant pollutants. Case studies: Olive mill wastes; Pig farms residues in Navarre and their use as fertilizers.

 

Topic 6. Desertification by physicochemical degradation of soils at large scale. Basics of the phenomenon. Case study: The human-induced ecological catastrophe of the Aral Sea.

 

Topic 7. Conversion of rainfed lands into irrigated ones. Expansion of irrigation. Case study: Lerma watershed (Zaragoza) transformation.

 

Topic 8. Computer tools for management, simulation models for predicting the effect of agricultural activities. Description. Case analysis: Effect of change in use on runoff and soil erosion in Navarre, analysis of scenarios

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Bibliography

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Basic

Awad, A., H. Salman, Y. T. Hung, 2006. Olive oil waste treatment. L. K. Wang, Y. T. Hung, H. H. Lo, C., Yapijakis, Eds. Waste treatment in the food processing industry. Taylor&Francis, Boca Raton. 

Brady, N. C., R. R. Weil, 2008. The nature and properties of the soils. Pearson Prentice Hall. New Jersey.

Manahan, S., E., 1997. Environmental Science and Technology. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton.

Montgomery, D., R., 2007. Dirt: the erosion of civilizations. University of California Press. Berkley.

Lal, R. (Ed.), 2002. Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York

Morgan, R. P. C., 2005. Soil Erosion and Conservation. Blackwell Publishing, Malden.

Stewart, B. A., T. A. Howell, 2003. Encyclopedia of Water Science. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York

 

Complementary

Casalí, J., R. Gastesi, J. Álvarez-Mozos, L. M. De Santisteban, J. Del Valle de Lersundi, R. Giménez , A. Larrañaga, M. Goñi, U. Agirre, M.A. Campo, J.J. López, M. Donézar, 2008. Runoff, erosion, and water quality of agricultural watersheds in central Navarre (Spain). Agricultural Water Management 95(10): 1111-1128

De Santisteban, L.M., J. Casalí, J. J. López, 2006. Assessing soil erosion rates in cultivated areas of Navarre (Spain). Earth Surface Processes & Land Forms 31(4): 487-506

Giménez, R., Casalí, J., Chahor, Y., 2012. Herramientas informáticas de gestión de terrenos agrarios: potencialidades del Modelo AnnAGNPS en Navarra. Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 38(2), 107-121, 2012.

Kemp, D. D., 2004. Exploring environmental issues: an integrated approach. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. London.

Liu, S., X., 2007. Food and agricultural wastewater utilization and treatment. Blackwell Publishing, Ames.

Merchán, D., Causapé, J., Abrahão, R., 2013. Impact of irrigation implementation on hydrology and water quality in a small agricultural basin in Spain. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 58, pp. 1400 - 1413.

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