Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar

Module Offerings

7307BEPG-SEP-CTY

Aims

To develop understanding of the operation, design and management of infrastructure in both the Developing World and the Developed World. From this students will develop the capability for critical assessment of the sustainability of infrastructure in a wide variety of situations.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Develop and undertake the critical evaluation of alternative proposals and designs for water supply, water treatment, wastewater treatment systems, energy supply and air pollution control.
2.
Design and evaluate sustainable solutions to infrastructure problems working from information which may be incomplete.
3.
Design and critically evaluate sustainable town planning options, including highways and transportation systems and the management of waste, in both developed and developing countries.
4.
Develop critical awareness of own learning through reflection and research.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Water, sanitation and health. Global view of levels of provision of water supply and sanitation. Water, waste and health relationships; water and waste related infections. Urban sprawl and environmental degradation. Cultural attitudes and impact on the environment. Health and environmental education and communication. International standards for infrastructure and infrastructure management at local and national levels. Water Supply. A review of current water supply systems including surface water, groundwater, tankers, fog, sea water and rainwater. Components of supply systems, selection of systems and the protection and transport of water. Sustainable potable water treatment processes, and the sizing and operation of treatment components. Wastewater collection, treatment and transport. Sustainable sewerage and drainage systems. Sustainable wastewater and sludge treatment methods and the sizing of their component parts. Wastewater and sludge reuse. Sanitation systems, including waterless technologies such as pit, VIP and communal latrines. Sustainable technologies such as Aqua privies, Septic tanks, soakaways, lagoons and reedbeds. Sullage disposal. Solid Waste Management. A critical review of current practices of management systems including waste collection and transfer, landfill, recycling, re-use, incineration. Energy Supply. Fossil fuel systems and renewable systems. Town planning with respect to infrastructure design, operation and management. Design and critical evaluation of highways and transportation systems. Air pollution control.
Module Overview:
This module provides students with an understanding of the operation, design and management of infrastructure in both the developed and developing world. Critical assessment skills are also developed to allow students to assess infrastructure sustainability in a wide variety of situations (e.g. water supply, water and wastewater treatment systems, energy supply, air pollution control, housing construction, highways and transportation systems).
Additional Information:This module develops students' understanding, and critical awareness, of the sustainability of infrastructure. Students consider and compare infrastructure through the world, with a particular emphasis on sustainable development.

Assessments

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