Water conservation and technical solutions
Date of implementation
1.9. – 19.12.2025
Scope
Type of studies and location
Which degree program is the course from?
Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology
Teaching language
What will you learn?
The student knows what kind of policies and regulations direct water resources management in the Baltic Sea region. The student can identify pollution sources in a drainage basin, he/she knows the basics of integrated water resources management and can use GIS tools for planning of water protection measures.
The student knows the basics of water and habitat restoration methods and can make draft designs of different types of solutions for reducing diffuse loading. The student knows how official water quality monitoring works and how continuous monitoring methods can be used for assessing the efficiency of water protection measures.
What do the studies include?
– Ecological and chemical state of water bodies
– Different types, sources and impacts of loading into water bodies
– Integrated water resources management and the basics of River Basin Management planning
– The use of GIS (geographical information system) tools in water resources management
– River, stream and lake restoration methods
– Solutions for reducing nutrient and chemical loading from diffuse sources
– Planning and dimensioning of water protection measures
– Water quality monitoring
Course will be held between 2.9.2025 – xx.12.2025. The course will start on Tuesday 2.9.2025.
The course will be mainly held on campus.
Goals:
The student knows what kind of policies and regulations direct water resources management in the Baltic Sea region. The student can identify pollution sources in a drainage basin, he/she knows the basics of integrated water resources management and can use GIS tools for planning of water protection measures.
The student knows the basics of water and habitat restoration methods and can make draft designs of different types of solutions for reducing diffuse loading. The student knows how official water quality monitoring works and how continuous monitoring methods can be used for assessing the efficiency of water protection measures
Content:
– Ecological and chemical state of water bodies
– Different types, sources and impacts of loading into water bodies
– Integrated water resources management and the basics of River Basin Management planning
– The use of GIS (geographical information system) tools in water resources management
– River, stream and lake restoration methods
– Solutions for reducing nutrient and chemical loading from diffuse sources
– Planning and dimensioning of water protection measures
– Water quality and quantity monitoring
Course will have 7 individual parts/elements:
– Basics & Limnology, 2 credits
– Policies and co-operation, 1 credit
– Lake and River restoration, 1 credit
– Monitoring techniques and technologies, 1 credit
– GIS, 3 credits
– Load Reduction, 2 credits
– Integrative report, 1 credits
When and where will the course be held?
You can find the exact teaching times and places on Lukkarikone.
- Change the language from the top right corner under “FI”. Enter the course code 5100BI71-3005 and press search.
- Add the course to the schedule by pressing +Add on the search results list.
- The course schedule is now shown on the calendar view, where you'll find the time and place of each meeting.
If the teaching times are not shown on Lukkarikone, contact the teacher.
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Study places
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Price:
165 €
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