Water conservation and technical solutionsLaajuus (11 cr)

Objective

The student knows what kind of policies and regulations direct water resources management in the Baltic Sea region. The student can identify pollution sources in a drainage basin, he/she knows the basics of integrated water resources management and can use GIS tools for planning of water protection measures.
The student knows the basics of water and habitat restoration methods and can make draft designs of different types of solutions for reducing diffuse loading. The student knows how official water quality monitoring works and how continuous monitoring methods can be used for assessing the efficiency of water protection measures.

Content

- Ecological and chemical state of water bodies
- Different types, sources and impacts of loading into water bodies
- Integrated water resources management and the basics of River Basin Management planning
- The use of GIS (geographical information system) tools in water resources management
- River, stream and lake restoration methods
- Solutions for reducing nutrient and chemical loading from diffuse sources
- Planning and dimensioning of water protection measures
- Water quality monitoring