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Course Catalog 1998/99


Environmental Engineering

SBV011 International Sanitary Engineering 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Quarter II

LANGUAGE:English

EXAMINER
J Hanaeus Prof


PREREQUISITES
At least one of the courses Water treatment A: SBV009, Water treatment B: SBV010 or Water and Wastewater System Planning: SBV001.

COURSE AIM
Water supply and wastewater treatment will be dealt with in an international perspective with focus on Asia, Africa and South America.

CONTENTS
Water:
á water resources in the world
á water Scarcity - potential conflicts?
á possible water resources for drinking water och water distribution.
Wastewater and latrines:
á treatment (pond systems & latrine systems)
á reuse of excreta and wastewater (irrigation, aquacultures, reuse of excreta/latrine products)
Water and sanitation:
á hygiene
á gender perspectives on sanitary engineering
á implementation
á water and sanitation in refugee camps and war zones


TEACHING
The course includes lectures, seminars, project tasks and a laboratory work.
80 % attendance of the lectures and the seminars is demanded to pass the course.


EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G

ITEMS/CREDITS
Construction task 2 1.20ECTS
Construction task 1 1.05ECTS
Term papers 1.50ECTS
Seminars 1.50ECTS
Laboratory work 0.75ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Franceys, R. et al. (1992). A guide to the development of on-site sanitation. WHO
Morgan, P. (1990). Rural Water supplies and Sanitation.
Winblad, U. Et al. (1985). Sanitation without water.
Copied articles.


REMARKS


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