B028698 - SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND WASTE IN URBAN AREAS

Italian

The course is focused on urban metabolism, on production, collection and management of waste and wastewater in urban areas, on the impact of diffuse and point source emissions on ecosystems and on natural water treatment systems.

Slide of the lectures
Papers and other sources suggested by the lecturer during the course

To acquire knowledge on production, management and mass balance of solid waste and water in urban areas.
To acquire the ability of understanding waste and water management within urban metabolism.

To know and understand the state-of-the-art of natural water treatment systems.
To apply acquired knowledge to natural water systems design.
To develop learning and communication skills on water and waste management models with reference to selected case studies.

Basic knowledge of physical chemical and biological processes of waste and wastewater.

Lectures, exercises, guided visits, seminars and discussions on selected topics.

The final exam will consist in an oral discussion aimed at evaluating the knowledge and capabilities learned and in the presentation of a case study on water and/or waste management in a selected urban areas or on a topic of interest identified during the course; the topic of the presentation has to be selected with the lecturer before the exam; the final score will depend on the quality of both the presentation and the oral exam.
It is always necessary to be registered for the exam of “Sustainable management of water and waste in urban areas” in the online system to enable the electronic registration of the score.
The exam is aimed at verifying, through the discussion on the report and the oral test:
the knowledge acquired on production, management and mass balance of solid waste and water within urban metabolism;
the knowledge and understanding of the state-of-the-art of natural water treatment systems;
the ability of applying acquired knowledge on natural water systems design;
the learning and communication skills on water and waste management models with reference to a selected case study.

Introduction of the course
Waste and wastewater production at regional and EU level and the regulatory framework.
Urbanization, demography, development and urban metabolism
Correlation between local and global environmental impacts in relation with the strategies for the reduction of ecological footprint.
Sustainable management of waste in the cities.
Waste production and mass balances
Collection and management of municipal waste
Production and management of wastewater in urban areas
Quality of wastewater and sewage systems
Combined and segregated sewage systems
Sewage systems and combine sewage overflow
Impact of storm water and point source wastewater discharge on water bodies.
Natural wastewater treatment systems
Wetlands and lagoon for urban runoff management and treatment
Diffuse pollution in urban areas
Evaluation management solutions, mass balance and quality check on available data on waste and wastewater management in urban areas
Case studies on waste and wastewater management in cities selected as case studies.

Objective 6: clean water and sanitation
Objective 11: sustainable cities and communities
Objective 13: climate action