Courses list

Wersja polska

Course code: IISS20508o14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Land improvement of urbanized areas
Major: Environmental Engineering
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. inż. Leszek Pływaczyk
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge Student knows the condition of runoff rainwater from the urban’s catchment; knows the rules of surface drainage through the basics of sizing engineering devices which are in roads drainage, place of streets; knows the methods and devices for rainwater management and basis of regulating air-water relations in the urban green areas. Skills Student can choose the appropriate way of increasing water retaining capacity of urbanized areas; propose systems and devices for management rainwater; can choose water-saving irrigation systems and assess the technical infrastructure impact and engineering works on the water relations of urban green areas.

Competences: Student can devolve knowledge in the range of the society, from the field of necessity of rational and saving management of water resources.

Prerequisites: meteorology and hydrology, drainage

Course content: Basics of roads surface drainage; streets and squares; surface and deep drainage systems; devices for rainwater drainage; engineering structures; goals and tasks of land improvement of urban areas; traditional and modern methods of rainwater management - surface and underground devices.

Recommended literature:

Assessment methods: score of two projects, written exam

Comment: