Integrated stormwater management and ecosystem services (5 cr)
Code: 5131140-3004
General information
Enrollment
02.08.2021 - 31.08.2021
Timing
01.09.2021 - 19.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Location-independent
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 30
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology
Teachers
- Heidi Vilminko
- Piia Leskinen
Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 3.)
Groups
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PEYTES18
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
Objective
After the course the student
- understands the causes and risks of urban flooding
- can see the links between stormwater management solutions, ecosystem services and urban planning
- knows what kind of technical solutions are used in integrated stormwater management and understands how they work
- can evaluate the suitability of different stormwater management options in different basic situations and knows the basics of technical planning
Content
Introduction to sustainable urban stormwater management concepts and it’s applicability in the Baltic Sea region
- Different technologies and methods, basics of dimensioning and planning)
- Stormwater planning in a city, forming functional entities
Materials
Course material in Its learning.
Teaching methods
The learning in the course happens through studying different course materials provided in the Its learning -platform (videos, texts and pictures, lectures), through observing and learning stormwater management solutions in real environment and through working on the course assignments.
Exam schedules
There is no end exam, all the quizes and the course assignments must be done by the given dead-lines.
Completion alternatives
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Content scheduling
Contents and learning outcomes:
After the course the student
- understands the causes and risks of urban flooding
- can see the links between stormwater management solutions, ecosystem services and urban planning
- knows what kind of technical solutions are used in integrated stormwater management and understands how they work
- knows which things must be considered when assessing the suitability of different stormwater management options in different situations and knows the basics of technical planning
Further information
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Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
The course assessment is done based on quizes and course assignments.