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Ecd 205: Principles Of Integrated Watershed Management Question Paper
Ecd 205: Principles Of Integrated Watershed Management
Course:Bachelor Of Environmental Studies (Community Development)
Institution: Machakos University question papers
Exam Year:2017/2018
MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY
university Examinations for 2017/2018
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SECOND YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR
BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
ECD 205: PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
DATE:28/5/2018 TIME:2:00-4:00 PM
INSTRUCTIONS :
Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.
QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) (30 MARKS)
a) Explain the following terms
i. Watershed (2 marks)
ii. Hydrograph (2 marks)
iii. Integrated Watershed Management (IWM)
(2 marks)
iv. Spatial Decision Support Systems
(2 marks)
v. Process-based hydrological models
(2 marks)
b) Citing relevant examples, explain the key steps in the development and implementation of watershed management plans. (12 marks)
c) Explain the benefits of waste water recycling as a watershed management strategy.
(8 marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
a) Using the Mara river basin as an example, explain the relevant steps required in developing a sampling plan for data collection for planning and management of the basin.
(10 marks)
b) Citing relevant examples, explain ten reasons for stakeholder participation in watershed planning and management (10 marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
discuss the key steps in the application of watershed models as a vital component of Integrated Watershed Management.
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
a) Citing relevant examples, explain the significance of spatial decision support systems in the planning and management of watersheds. (10 marks)
b) Using relevant examples, explain the indicators that can be used in the management of Nairobi River Ecosystem. (10 marks)
QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)
Using relevant examples, discuss the challenges to Integrated Watershed Management in Kenya.
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