General issues to network infrastructure planning. Sources of drinking water and their intake works. Calculate the system requirements of a water distribution network for a small town (flow, pressure, firefighting, time variations). Describing the most important processes of water treatment to drinking water. Pumping stations, water tanks and towers. Characteristics of communal wastewater flows in terms of quantity and quality. Planning and design of sewerage schemes. Alternative sewerage systems comparison. Designing a sustainable urban drainage system. Analyse existing systems to identify areas in risk of flooding. Dimensioning the most important drainage system structures such as pipes, basins and overflow structures as well as local infiltration devices. Planning and design natural gas transmission and distribution systems. Electric power distribution. The smart grid and renewable energy resources. Computer software for analyzing water works, distribution networks, sewers and drainage systems.
KNOWLEDGE
-GEO_W9 - the basic concepts and principles to the planning of technical infrastructure
SKILLS
-GEO_U4 - formulate environmental and engineering problems and plan methods for solving them in the field of spatial management, environmental engineering and water management
-GEO_U8 - do basic assessment of the economic effectiveness of investment or research projects; prepare a simple cost-benefit analysis in the field of spatial planning, environmental engineering and protection as well as in water management
SOCIAL SKILLS
-GEO_K3 - effectively work individually and in a team, assuming different roles in it