CVEN40850 Sustainable and Nature Based Water Infrastructure (Online)

Academic Year 2022/2023

This module intends to provide: (i) a brief overview of the challenges faced within conventional water and wastewater treatment and (ii) an opportunity to explore some of the future technologies and solutions to address these challenges.
The module will be broadly split into themes (i.e. context, engineered treatment processes, catchment-based solutions) in which a range of technologies are discussed around topics such as low-energy treatment, resource recovery and enhanced pollutant removal. It will be delivered through online lectures, flipped classrooms, and virtual labs and field trips.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this module students should have:
1. a familiarity with the challenges facing the water sector (such as tightening regulation or a need for operational efficiencies)
2. the ability to describe several technologies which exist (or are being developed) to address these challenges
3. an understanding of how and where resource recovery can take place within water / wastewater treatment
4. an awareness of the role nature-based solutions can play in site- and catchment-scale management of water resources

Indicative Module Content:

1. Introduction to conventional treatment
2. Evaluation of current challenges in water/wastewater treatment
3. Identifying future need (for technologies, processes and solutions)
4. Low-energy water/wastewater treatment technologies
5. Removal of pollutants of emerging concern (e.g. antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, nutrients and heavy metals)
6. Resource recovery (e.g. advanced anaerobic digestion & bioelectrochemical systems for biogas, biohydrogen or biopolymer production)
7. Water recycling and reuse
8. Dual purpose rainwater harvesting
9. Nature-based sustainable drainage systems
10. Catchment-scale NBS

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Tutorial

12
Specified Learning Activities

34
Autonomous Student Learning

180
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Online Lectures
Group work
Task-based learning
Virtual labs / field trips
Student presentations
Calculations and tutorials 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Written Examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

60
Assignment: Series of graded assignments Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

40

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided in an appropriate and timely manner.