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Core Module Information
Module title: Sustainable Water Resources Management
SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: BSV11126
Module leader: Chrysoula Pantsi
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Built Environment
Prerequisites

None
Description of module content:

Channel & pipe flow revision.
Sustainability: past and present perceptions related to water resources.
Sustainability in water resources engineering: channel morphology, erosion control, coastal erosion, sea defences, indicators and indices for sustainable water resources development.
Concept of whole-life costing and its application to water and waste water systems management.
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS): techniques, policy, mechanisms of pollutant removal in SUDS, and design of SUDS.
Learning Outcomes for module:

On completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: classify the concepts involved in the sustainable management of water resources.

LO2: explain the main concepts in environmental pollution problems.

LO3: apply engineering principles to the life-cycle costing to water and waste water systems.

LO4: compare the essential elements of sustainable urban drainage systems.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 2, Face-to-Face, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Face-to-Face
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Chrysoula Pantsi
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 36 Contact Module Leader
Face To Face Tutorial 36 Contact Module Leader
Independent Learning Guided independent study 115 Contact Module Leader
Face To Face Centrally Time Tabled Examination 3 Contact Module Leader
Other Work based learning 10 Contact Module Leader
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Report 50 1-4 4-8 HOURS= 0, WORDS= 0 Contact Module Leader
Centrally Time Tabled Examination 50 1-4 14/15 HOURS= 3, WORDS= 0 Contact Module Leader
Component 1 subtotal: 50
Component 2 subtotal: 50
Module subtotal: 100

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