Course Description & Objectives:
- Understanding aquatic resources; the hydrological cycle and aquatic resource sustainability; precipitation, evapotranspiration, interception, soil water, ground water, runoff.
- Classification of rivers, lakes, estuaries and oceans.
- Characteristics of the various aquatic habitats e.g vertical and horizontal zonation on the shore line and in the water column.
- Aquatic resources and tourism. Aquatic tourism possibilities and activities on the sea, the lakes, the coastal areas, the beach, the rivers, etc.
- Impact of aquatic tourism on the marine environment (e.g. pollution, pollution problems in freshwater bodies, estuaries, etc).
- Planning for, development and management of aquatic tourism facilities and services in Uganda (Challenges and possibilities).
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