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Water in the Public Space of Settlements

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Course Unit Code222-0523/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
PRO177Ing. Zbyněk Proske, Ph.D.
TEI036Ing. Marek Teichmann, Ph.D. Paed.IGIP
Summary
Water is an essential part of human life and its use can be found in a wide range of sectors. Water itself has a major impact on urban planning, construction and architecture of human settlements and creates their integral part. Nevertheless it is necessary to cope with its destructive or harmful effects simultaneously in conjunction with the global climate change, which induces the occurrence of extreme meteorological phenomena, which leads to the situation that today's urbanised areas and open landscapes faces with drought, on the one hand, and enormous amounts of torrential rainfall, on the other. The subject is intended to confirm the fundamental importance of water and its management for society and the environment. Students will be introduced into the general occurrence of water in landscapes and settlements and its impact on constructions. In particular, the aim of the course is to introduce students to the interrelated wide range of activities of civil engineers in the water management processes, to introduce them current trends and benefits of water management measures in open and urbanized landscapes, including the implementation of large hydraulic structures.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to introduce students into the issue of rainwater management and introduce them to the individual elements of blue-green infrastructure at the same time. Students will acquire practical experience in the design of precautions which deals with the undesirable effects of water in the form of floods and droughts, they will be acquired with the of protective greenery elements design, flood protection precautions and other arrangements related to the retained water in urban areas, including its exploitation.
Course Contents
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

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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
KUDA, F. a kol. Městské inženýrství nejen pro městské inženýry, 1. vydání, IC ČKAIT, Praha 2022, ISBN 978-80-88265-39-9.
KREJČÍ V. a kol.: Odvodnění urbanizovaných území. NOEL 2000, ISBN 80-86020-39-8, 2002
STRÁNSKÝ, D. a kol. Studie hospodaření se srážkovými vodami v urbanizovaných územích. Asiciace pro vodu ČR, z.s. (CzWA). 2019.
VÍTEK, J., STRÁNSKÝ, D., KABELKOVÁ, I., BAREŠ, V. a VÍTEK, V. Hospodaření s dešťovou vodou v ČR. Praha: 01/71 ZO ČSOP Koniklec, 2015. ISBN 978-80-260-7815-9.
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
Recommended Reading:
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
STRÁNSKÝ, D. Srážkové vody a urbanizace krajiny: TP 1.20.1 : technická pomůcka k činnosti autorizovaných osob. Praha: Pro Českou komoru autorizovaných inženýrů a techniků činných ve výstavbě vydává Informační centrum ČKAIT, 2012. Metodické a technické pomůcky k činnosti autorizovaných osob. ISBN 9788087438282.
TNV 75 9011 Hospodaření se srážkovými vodami. Praha: Sweco Hydroprojekt a.s., Praha, 2013.
ČSN 75 9010 Vsakovací zařízení srážkových vod Praha: Sweco Hydroprojekt a.s., Praha, 2012.
Zákon č. 183/2006 Sb., o územním plánování a stavebním řádu (stavební zákon). In: Zákony pro lidi.cz [online]. © AION CS 2010-2021 [cit. 8. 3. 2021]. Dostupné z: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2006-183
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 17
        ExaminationExamination65 33