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Water conservation and technical solutions (11 cr)

Code: 5131107-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.06.2020 - 15.09.2020

Timing

01.09.2020 - 18.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

11 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology

Teachers

  • Arto Huhta
  • Elina Kasvi
  • Hannamaria Yliruusi
  • Antti Kaseva
  • Piia Leskinen
  • Eemeli Huhta

Teacher in charge

Piia Leskinen

Groups

  • PEYTES17
  • PEYTES18A
  • PEYTES18B

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
- Storm water management and flood control methods
- Wastewater management in sparsely populated regions
- Planning and dimensioning of water protection measures
- Water quality monitoring

Evaluation scale

H-5