LAWI100533 Cycle-oriented sanitary engineering and waste management

Type
course with non-continuous assessment
Semester hours
4
Lecturer (assistant)
Zafiu, Christian , Huber-Humer, Marion , Allesch, Astrid , Pucher, Bernhard
Organisation
Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control
Offered in
Sommersemester 2026
Languages of instruction
Deutsch
Content

* Explain the interrelationships in the water cycle from the resource for drinking water production to the discharge of treated wastewater (cradle to cradle) and identify, outline, and explain the basic principles of water supply and wastewater disposal

* Name relevant legal bases in the area of drinking water and wastewater
and provide an overview and examples of the content

* Name and justify treatment and purification processes in urban water management in relation to various applications;

* Identify and explain the effects of water use by society and the opportunities and risks of the various approaches on people and resources
;

* Understand the interrelationships in the urban water cycle and link them to concepts
of the circular economy

* Explain the fundamentals, principles, tasks, objectives, and process components of modern waste management and the circular economy

* Name and classify fundamental waste management relationships, terms, and legal
requirements in the EU and Austria

* Explain and classify recycling processes

* Explain scientific methods and approaches for collecting and evaluating waste management data, classify selected waste fractions/waste streams, and define recycling rates.
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Upon successful completion of the course, students will have acquired the skills to contribute to integrative, interdisciplinary issues in water, waste, and recycling management. They are able to gain further experience in the planning-related handling of living nature, natural and
anthropogenic (secondary) resources, and infrastructure in urban areas, and to apply suitable methods for recording, investigating, and evaluating these.
Graduates of the module are able to think in a networked manner and work in an solution-oriented way in interdisciplinary groups.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.