VGU Urban Development Planning Overview over Modules and ...

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International
Co-operation
and Urban
Development
Course description
1 Course identification
2.4.1
2 Module 2.4
Sustainable urban
infrastructure &
technology
3 Name of course Sustainable urban sanitation planning
4 Course instructor Prof. Dr. Govind Gopakumar (university of
Toronto)
Prof.Dr. Marion Martienssen. (B.T.U)
5 Contents /syllabus A wholesome water supply and good sanitation are
essential for a decent life. Poor sanitation is not only a
significant cause of poor water quality but also of
many water-related diseases from which millions in the
poorer developing countries suffer. The introduction of
appropriate excreta and waste disposal / treatment
which reduces the incidence of disease, is therefore
vital in these countries. In many cases, low-cost
options can be combined with renewable energy
production – especially in the ruaral an semi-urban
setting.
However, most countries in the South have adopted
sanitation infrastructure standards which are highly
incompatible with local cultures, ecological principles,
public economic resources and the prevailing climate.
This module explores low-cost and appropriate
technical alternatives to conventional method of
sanitation infrastructure and services in developing
country situations.
The course covers:
• Health and hygiene in developing countries;
• On-site excreta disposal systems: production of
biogas and compost
• low-cost sewerage, shallow sever systems,
Urban drainage.
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