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Water in the Public Space of Settlements

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 222-0523/01
Abbreviation VVPS
Course title Water in the Public Space of Settlements
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Urban Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Marek Teichmann, Ph.D. Paed.IGIP

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction and basic insight into the issue
2. Basic terms, applicable legislation, goals of the rainwater management process
3. Development of the concept of rainwater management
4. General methods of handling rainwater
5. Municipal sewer networks as a system for draining rainwater
6. Possibilities of using precipitation and other types of wastewater in buildings
7. Possibilities of using rainwater in public areas of settlements
8. Areas for urban and street greenery
9. Determining the amount of rainwater and other calculations
10. Adverse effects of water in an urbanized area
11. Anti-flood measures
12. Water as a city-building element
13. Examples of good practice

Literature

BALLARD WOODS, B. et all. The SuDC Manual [online]. CIRIA, 2015, ISBN: 978-0-86017-760-9 . Available from: http://www.scotsnet.org.uk/documents/NRDG/CIRIA-report-C753-the-SuDS-manual-v6.pdf
ZELENAKOVA, M., HLAVÍNEK, P. and NEGM ABDELAZIM, M. Management of Water Quality and Quantity [online]. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. Springer Water. ISBN 978-3-030-18358-5 . DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-18359-2
LIPTAN THOMAS, W. et all. Sustainable Stormwater Management: A Landscape-Driven Approach to Planning and Design. Timber Press Inc, 2017. 288pp. ISBN-13:‎ 978-1-60469-486-4.
National Association of City Transportat. Urban Street Stormwater Guide. Island Press, 2017. 220pp. ISBN: 1610918126 

Advised literature

BS EN 752:2017 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings - sewer system management (Incorporating corrigenda October 2019 and February 2022)
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.
PRADHAN, R. and SAHOO, J. Smart Rainwater Management: New Technologies and Innovation. In: BOBEK, Vito, ed. Smart Urban Development [online]. IntechOpen, 2020, 2020-2-19. ISBN 978-1-78985-041-3 . Available from: doi:10.5772/intechopen.86336
CAHILL THOMAS, H., ADAMS, M. and Horner, W. Low Impact Development and Sustainable Stormwater Management. John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012. 312pp. ISBN: 0470096756