Water conservation and technical solutions (11 cr)
Code: 5131107-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.06.2020 - 15.09.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.09.2020 - 18.12.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 11 cr
- Local portion
- 11 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- 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
- Course
- 5131107
Evaluation scale
H-5
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