Entry requirements

60 credits in Engineering or Natural Sciences. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• explain the basic principles of drinking water supply as well as wastewater and stormwater management in cities, 
• describe and assess different challenges for efficient and sustainable use of technical water systems in cities,
• describe digitalization of the technical water systems by applying sensor technology, data storage, data processing, process control, modeling and artificial intelligence,
• identify and reflect on security risks and ethical considerations linked to digitalization of technical water systems.

Content

The course presents an introduction to water resource management in sustainable cities. Decription of drinking water supply and wastewater as well as stormwater management, with focus on treatment, distribution and collection systems. Challenges and sustainable adaptation measures in connection with e.g. climate change, increasing urbanization and aging infrastructure. Digitalization is studied within the framework of more efficient and sustainable water quality monitoring as well as supervision of treatment processes and operation of pipelines and reservoirs. The specific tools that are covered in the course are  process control and monitoring, measurement technology, the Internet of Things as well as data analysis. Ethical considerations and security risks in connection with digitalization of the water sector. The course includes project work with case studies in digitalization in the water sector.

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, computer exercises, project work.

Assessment

Exercises and seminars (3 credits), written and oral presentation of project work (2 credits).