Sustainable water resources management
Section outline
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Week 1 introduces the main challenges related to the sustainable management of water resources. It analyzes the global water crisis, the parameters to describe the quality in relation to uses and the economic and social value of water, including pricing mechanisms and tariff structures.
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This week we explore the main models for predicting the availability and quality of water, both surface and underground. The modules illustrate how these tools are fundamental for planning solutions in climate change and pollution scenarios.
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Week 3 addresses water storage and distribution infrastructure, strategies to reduce losses and consumption and the technologies to treat natural water and wastewater to ensure use functions and human and ecosystem health.
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This week explores safe water reuse, recovery of carbon and nutrients, sustainable hydropower production, and biochemical energy recovery from wastewater. Advanced technological solutions are illustrated to support a circular water economy.
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