Learn about the best environmental technologies for a sustainable development and how they are managed in various settings around the world. This course gives you an opportunity to learn about global trends that influence our environment and the living conditions and how different management systems and approaches that are used around the world to manage the environment. This includes current environmental technologies built for the environment and technologies for sustainable soil management, groundwater protection methods and integrated Water resources management.
In the first week we will set the stage for the next weeks. This week presents some of the global trends that influence our environment and the living conditions. We will in particular look at Sustainable development, demography, various aspects of urbanization, climate change and how to react to it.
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7 videos1 assignment1 peer review
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7 videos•Total 86 minutes
Course structure (Henrik Bregnhoj)•3 minutes
Sustainability and the SDGs (Steffen Voss Hansen)•15 minutes
Demographic Trends (Siri Tellier)•15 minutes
Global urbanization (Jorgen Eskemose Andersen)•16 minutes
Urban transport and public areas (Jorgen Eskemose Andersen)•13 minutes
What to do about Climate Change? (Kåre Press-Kristensen)•9 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Week 1 Quiz - Trends•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
Your contribution to carbon emissions•120 minutes
WEEK/MODULE 2: Environmental Management
Module 2•2 hours to complete
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This week we look into different management systems and approaches that are used around the world. Management styles and systems are implemented depending on various factors like culture, history and physical layout of the country. We will see it from general introductions and look at three case presentations.
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9 videos1 assignment
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9 videos•Total 91 minutes
Cities and the rising sea level (Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen)•16 minutes
Climate Change and Water (Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen)•9 minutes
Circular Thinking in Waste Management (Thomas Fruergaard Astrup)•8 minutes
Plastic as Part of the Circular Economy (Thomas Fruergaard Astrup)•11 minutes
Participation in Environmental Management (Søren Lund)•7 minutes
Stakeholder and Social Sustainability Analysis (Søren Lund)•9 minutes
Case: Environmental Management in Greenland (Kåre Hendriksen)•7 minutes
Case: Water and Environmental Management in China (Lars Skov Andersen)•17 minutes
Case: Environmental management in Denmark (Poul Bjerg)•7 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Week 2 Quiz - Environmental Management•30 minutes
WEEK/MODULE 3: Utility Management
Module 3•4 hours to complete
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This week we look in how the various utilities manage the environment. We will e.g. look at how the general water supply, waste water systems and solid waste are managed and how other pollution sources are regulated.
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8 videos1 assignment1 peer review
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8 videos•Total 71 minutes
What we can Learn from Rural Water Supply in Denmark? (Lars Skov Andersen)•15 minutes
Copenhagen Storm Water Management (Lars Skov Andersen)•6 minutes
Nairobi Water Supply and IUWM (Lars Skov Andersen)•5 minutes
Environmental Management in Rural Areas (Henrik Bregnhoj)•11 minutes
Phases in Solid Waste Management (Thomas Astrup)•11 minutes
Solid Waste Management Systems and Regulation (Thomas Astrup)•6 minutes
Outdoor Air Pollution (Kaare Press-Kristensen)•11 minutes
Indoor air pollution (Kaare Press-Kristensen)•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Week 3 Quiz - Utility management•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
Management assignment•120 minutes
WEEK/MODULE 4: Technologies for the Built Environment
Module 4•1 hour to complete
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In week 4 we look at some of the current environmental technologies that are particularly effective in carrying out their purpose and in an environmental friendly way. We look at how we choose among different technologies and study storm water technologies, urban water supply and solid waste handling. And we have a particular focus on Greenland.
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10 videos1 assignment
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10 videos•Total 54 minutes
Introduction to Integrated Urban Drainage-Wastewater Systems Course (Peter Steen Mikkelsen)•5 minutes
Week 4 Quiz - Technologies for the Built Environment•30 minutes
WEEK/MODULE 5: Other Technologies
Module 5•2 hours to complete
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In the last week we look at the environmental technologies that are not part of the regular urban water systems. We will in particular focus on technologies for sustainable soil management, groundwater search and protection methods, Nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment and integrated Water resources management.
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5 videos1 assignment1 peer review
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5 videos•Total 57 minutes
Lars Skov Andersen: Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible•15 minutes
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It is a good course. It gives an overview on the environmental management at the global scake. However, a little bit of depth on specific technologies can be added with increased timing per week.
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Thanks to all the professors who put this course together and made everything possible. It has been a wonderful learning experience and a chance to better understand the environment we live in.
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Reviewed on Jul 24, 2020
The course is very useful for people who want to do something for betterment of society. The lectures are also short and precise and gives a new prospective towards environmental sustainability.
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