IM4007 Urban Environmental Management Syllabus:
IM4007 Urban Environmental Management Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
To understand and Explain Urban Environmental issues, Urban waste resources management, Urban water supply, Urban waste water management, Municipal solid waste management.
UNIT I URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Urbanization- Population growth scenario Migration-Pollution of surface water resources rivers, tanks, channels ground water exploitation – wastewater – characteristics – pollution problems – Solid waste – air pollution – CPCB norms. Urban master plans- Planning and organizational aspects.
UNIT II URBAN WASTE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Water in urban ecosystem – urban water resources planning and organization aspects storm water management practices-types of storage-magnitude of storage-storage capacity of urban components – percolation ponds – temple tanks- rainwater harvesting.
UNIT III URBAN WATER SUPPLY
Demandestimation-populationforecasting-sourceidentification-waterconveyance- storage reservoirs – fixing storage capacity -Distribution network – types – analysis – computer Applications Conservation Techniques-Integrated urban water planning.
UNIT IV URBAN WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT
Sewage generation – storm drainage estimation-industry contribution-wastewater collection system-separate and combined system – hydraulic design of sewer and storm drain – waste water treatment-disposal methods-concept of decentralization- 3Rconcepts.
UNIT V MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Sources of solid waste – characteristics – rate of generation – segregation at source – collection of solid waste-methods of collection-route analysis-transfer and transfer stations – processing and disposal of solid waste. Case Studies-Environmental economics- Social and Physiological aspects of pollution -Successful Urban Management- models-Urban Management-Case studies from Developed Nations -Software
COURSE OUTCOMES
CO1 Explain planning of a city and identify various urban environmental issues
CO2 Prepare Project Plans to integrate urban water resource
CO3 Explain water resource management using available water resources
CO4 Develop sustainable wastewater management concepts comparing with successful models followed in developed nation
CO5 Apply the principles of solid waste management
REFERENCES:
1. George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen and Samuel A Vigil” Integrated Solid Waste Management”, McGraw HillPublishers,NewYork,1993.
2. McGheeJ.,”Watersupply and sewerage”,McGrawHill Publishers,1991
3. MartinP.WanelistaandYousef.”StormWaterManagementandOperations”,John Wiley and Sons,1993.
4. Nei lS.Grigg.,”Urban Water Infrastructure Planning- Management and Operations “,John Wiley andSons,1986.