Acerca de este curso: Do you want learn how to apply concepts of sustainable faecal sludge management (FSM) on a city-wide scale? This course starts with an overview of what faecal sludge is and an introduces you to the engineering fundamentals and required information for the design and selection of technologies. Sanitation solutions are prone to failure if an integrated planning approach that includes stakeholder involvement and the development of appropriate institutional, management and financial arrangements is not implemented. The course therefore dedicates a complete week to presenting the full picture, in addition to technology, that needs to be considered for sustainable solutions. It concludes with a focus on current research and innovations in technologies, to provide an understanding of the most up-to-date options. This course is one of four in the series “Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development".
Para quién es esta clase: This course is an introduction – the only requirements are an Internet connection and an interest in the topic. A general background in environmental or civil engineering, urban planning or geography would help to fully benefit from this course.
Creada por: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Enseñado por: Dr. Linda Strande, Group leader
Management of Excreta, Wastewater and Sludge (MEWS), Eawag-Sandec
| Nivel | Intermedio |
| Compromiso | 4-6 hours/week |
| Idioma | English, Subtítulos: French, Spanish |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
| Calificaciones del usuario |
Programa
SEMANA 1
An introduction to faecal sludge management
This first week of this course includes an overview of what faecal sludge is, and the importance of an integrated approach to faecal sludge management. It provides an introduction to what is currently lacking, weak links in the service chain, and also presents positive examples of what is working.
8 videos, 6 lecturas
- Reading: Important information to succeed in this course
- Reading: Further reading
- Vídeo: 1.1 Course Overview
- Reading: Connect with your peers
- Vídeo: 1.2 The Global Situation
- Vídeo: 1.3 Sanitation research in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Vídeo: 1.4 Systems Based Approach
- Vídeo: 1.5 What is faecal sludge?
- Vídeo: 1.6 What is working?
- Reading: How to give feedback to the course team?
- Vídeo: 1.7 Wrap-up
- Reading: Further reading - Week 1
- Reading: Slides - Week 1
SEMANA 2
Overview of fundamentals for design and selection of treatment technologies
The second week of this course is based on an integrated engineering design approach, and will introduce fundamentals and required information for the design and selection of technologies, including objectives, mechanisms, quantification and characterization. It also includes the collection and transport of faecal sludge to treatment.
8 videos, 2 lecturas
- Vídeo: 2.2 Overview of Treatment Mechanisms
- Vídeo: 2.3 Resource recovery
- Vídeo: 2.4 Market-driven approach to select treatment products
- Vídeo: 2.5 Characterization
- Vídeo: 2.6 Quantification
- Vídeo: 2.7 Collection and transport technologies
- Vídeo: 2.8 Wrap-up
- Reading: Further reading - Week 2
- Reading: Slides - Week 2
Calificado: Week 1&2
SEMANA 3
Treatment technologies for faecal sludge
The third week of this course focuses on engineering aspects of how to size and properly operate treatment technologies.
9 videos, 2 lecturas
- Vídeo: 3.2 Settling-thickening tanks
- Vídeo: 3.3 Unplanted drying beds
- Vídeo: 3.4 Planted Drying Beds
- Vídeo: 3.5 Co-composting
- Vídeo: 3.6 Co-treatment with Wastewater
- Vídeo: 3.7 Effluent treatment technologies
- Vídeo: 3.8 Design example of a treatment plant
- Vídeo: 3.9 Wrap-up
- Reading: Further reading - Week 3
- Reading: Slides - Week 3
Calificado: Week 3
SEMANA 4
Integrated approach to faecal sludge management
Sanitation solutions do not rely on technology alone, and are prone to failure if an integrated planning approach that includes stakeholder involvement and the development of appropriate institutional, management and financial arrangements is not implemented. Presented in week 4 is the full picture, in addition to technology, that needs to be considered for sustainable solutions.
8 videos, 2 lecturas
- Vídeo: 4.2 Assessment of the Initial situation
- Vídeo: 4.3 Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement
- Vídeo: 4.4 Institutional Frameworks
- Vídeo: 4.5 Financial transfers and flows models
- Vídeo: 4.6 Operation and maintenance of treatment plans
- Vídeo: 4.7 Engineering Economics
- Vídeo: 4.8 Wrap-up
- Reading: Further reading - Week 4
- Reading: Slides - Week 4
Calificado: Week 4
SEMANA 5
Innovations in faecal sludge management
Faecal sludge management is a relatively new and rapidly growing field. As a result, many solutions are not yet fully developed, which has to be carefully considered in technology implementation. Week 5 will focus on current research and innovations in technologies, to provide an understanding of the most up-to-date options, and what needs to be considered for further development and implementation.
9 videos, 3 lecturas
- Vídeo: 5.2 Innovations In transport
- Vídeo: 5.3 Innovations in anaerobic digestion
- Vídeo: 5.4 Innovations in conditioning
- Vídeo: 5.5 Innovations in solid fuels
- Vídeo: 5.6 Innovations in vermi and fly larvae composting
- Vídeo: 5.7 Innovations in ammonia and lime treatment
- Vídeo: 5.8 Innovative, adaptive and integrated case Study of Durban
- Vídeo: 5.9 The Way Forward
- Reading: Slides - Week 5
- Reading: Further reading - Week 5
- Reading: Please share your views with us!
Calificado: Final exam
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A great learning course with relevant published results
Very well done, good structure, plenty of very interesting resources!
Approached course with no background in FSM, but some in allied topics such as geography/utilities/resource management. Enjoyed immensely, in part because Dr. Strande is so clearly engaged with the topic.
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This MOOC is very good. I had learnt many concepts of FSM. I am looking forward to use some of the concepts in my research work.