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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.

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