Integrated stormwater management and ecosystem services (5 cr)
Code: 5100BI85-3002
General information
Enrollment
01.06.2023 - 03.09.2023
Timing
04.09.2023 - 08.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 - 5
Virtual portion
3 op
RDI portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
15 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology
Teachers
- Heidi Vilminko
- Piia Leskinen
Groups
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PEYTES20
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PEYTES21
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
In the itslearning course platform.
Teaching methods
The learning in the course happens through studying 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.
Evaluation scale
H-5