Urban Environment - BMEEOVKAI42

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name	Dr. Kardos Máté Krisztián
academic rank	Assistant professor
email	kardos.mate@emk.bme.hu

Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering

english

Strong prerequisites:

• Basics of Environmental Engineering (BMEEOVKAT41)

1 September 2022

The aim of the course is to introduce civil engineering students to the typical environmental and public health problems of urbanized areas. It discusses the role of the city in the development of environmental problems, as well as the root causes of the effects on air, soil, water and wildlife caused by the environmental load from the operation of the settlements, and the interventions - mainly civil engineering - to eliminate them.
Students get to know the concepts related to air pollution, highlighting the role of traffic and the formation of odors in sewer networks. Students will learn about the process of contamination of rainwater flowing from the surface of urban areas. Students gain insight into the methods of eliminating typical urban soil pollution and preventing the spread of pollution, as well as the basics of protection against noise, vibration and radiation.

Week	Topic
1.	Introduction: description of the structure and requirements of the subject. Conceptual definitions. Characteristics of the urban environment, general causes of environmental problems caused by the city.
2.	Settlement structure and environmental protection. Steps in the development of settlements. Typical settlement structures. The concept of "green belt".
3.	Air pollution in settlements. Pollutants, emission sources and environmental effects. Measures to improve urban air quality.
4.	Hydrological characteristics of the settlements. Collection, drainage and treatment of rainwater falling on the settlement. Blue-green infrastructures at the service of the population of the settlement. Effects of climate change.
5.	Collection, drainage and cleaning of urban wastewater. Sewage odor problems. Engineering methods to avoid and reduce odor emissions. The basic schemes and steps of wastewater treatment, the most important artefacts.
6.	Composition and sources of contamination of the settlement surface. Qualitative and quantitative characterization of pollutants emitted during road and rail transport. Possible prevention (developments in vehicle technology, alternative drive modes) and mitigation (rainwater treatment) of pollution emitted by traffic.
7.	Territorial and seasonal changes in the pollution of the settlement surface: characteristics and description of the accumulation of pollutants during dry periods and their washing away during rainfall events. Medium and long-term effects.
8.	Partial summary
9.	Noise and vibration. Typical sources of noise in the settlement. Methods of noise measurement. Permissible noise levels. Active and passive defense solutions, noise protection plans.
10.	Waste management in settlements. The concept, types, generation and quantity of waste. Toolbox for municipal waste management. Prevention, utilization, use, treatment and final disposal. Additional activities (collection, selective collection, transport).
11.	Mobility and sustainability. Development of sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMP) in Hungary. Smart cities.
12.	Urban soil pollution. Sources, detection, monitoring. Characteristics of the spread of soil pollution, methods of preventing the spread. Soil cleaning methods.
13.	Summary.
14.	Midterm test.

The above programme is tentative and subject to changes due to calendar variations and other reasons specific to the actual semester. Consult the effective detailed course schedule of the course on the subject website.

Downloadable: presentation slides.

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The assessment of the learning outcomes specified in clause 2.2. above and the evaluation of student performance occurs via one written test.

Evaluation form	Abbreviation	Assessed learning outcomes
Midterm test	MT	A.1-A.7; B.1; C.1-C.2; D.1-D.2

The dates of deadlines of assignments/homework can be found in the detailed course schedule on the subject’s website.

Jele	Részarány
MT	100%
Sum	100%

Criterion for completion of the subject is to collect at least 50% of the total points of the written test (WT1).

If the student satisfies the attendance criteria, his/her mark will be determined as follows.

Grade	Points (P)
excellent (5)	80%<=P
good (4)	70%<=P<80%
satisfactory (3)	60%<=P<70%
passed (2)	50%<=P<60%
failed (1)	P<50%

The final grade is calculated based on the written midterm test (MT)

The midterm test can be repeated – once without paying a fee – at a previously determined date given in the course schedule. If the first repetition is also unsatisfactory (failed), then the test can be repeated once more, during the repetition week, by paying a fee.

1 September 2022

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