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Second term
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Prerequisites
Identical coursesSustainable Water Management (B-KUL-I0K20A)
English
First term
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
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University of Cape TownAims
This course has been designed to equip the next generation of critical thinkers to consider the world’s increasingly complex water challenges. Topics Include(i) Integrated urban water management and Water Sensitive Urban Design (ii) social impacts and health concerns (iii) waste water treatment and remediation practices (iv) anthropological impacts on water quality (v) the role of water in the social fabric and the under-pinning of sustainable livelihoods considering culture, privilege and inequality (vi) the IDTD research paradigm in integrated water management (vii) water-food-energy nexus (viii) resource recovery and the circular economy (ix) linkages to Sustainable Development Goals..
Previous knowledge
Basic knowledge of waste water treatment is required.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
FLEXIBLE(I0V89A)
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
I0V89A : Waste Water Treatment and Resource Recovery
Is included in these courses of study
- Master of Water Resources Engineering (Leuven et al) (Option Waste Water Treatment) 120 ects.
Activities
7 ects. Sustainable Water Management: Lectures (B-KUL-I0K20a)
EnglishFormat: LectureFirst termN. Content
Topics Include(i) Integrated urban water management and Water Sensitive Urban Design (ii) social impacts and health concerns (iii) wastewater treatment and remediation practices (iv) anthropological impacts on water quality (v) the role of water in the social fabric and the under-pinning of sustainable livelihoods considering culture, privilege and inequality (vi) the IDTD research paradigm in integrated water management (vii) water-food-energy nexus (viii) resource recovery and the circular economy (ix) linkages to Sustainable Development Goals.
Course material
Course material will be made available through the online education system at UCT.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Sustainable Water Management (B-KUL-I2K20a)
Explanation
For the Sustainable Water Management course there are two assignments that get completed during the two week course period (one of which is a group assignment) and then two written reports that get submitted once the lecturing period is completed. Depending on the circumstances for the retake, if the student fails or does not submit one or both of these assignments, then they will need to be redone in order to complete the course. In particular the final assignment (and the one that is externally examined) is worth 50% of the course mark, so passing the course is not possible without completing this assignment.