Course description

In this unit, students will learn and apply advanced knowledge relevant to the engineering, analysis and design of integrated water systems. This will span natural and anthropogenic flows (rainfall, stormwater, evapotranspiration, water supply and wastewater). It will reveal the multiple interactions between different parts of the water cycle and connections with infrastructure, architecture and other cycles including energy and nutrients. Students will be able to understand and relate to social, regulatory and economic challenges and drivers, and be able to contribute to the planning guidelines, policies and regulations. Supporting conceptual frameworks of metabolism, sustainability, resilience, and multi-criterial decision making will be developed. An overview of future urban scenarios, including centralised, decentralised and hybrid system design in greenfield and existing developments in different regions will provide context. A field trip to leading contemporary designs/sites, and a team challenge for a specific site will lead into a Design Challenge based on the internationally successful integrated planning tournament developed at UQ. On completion, students will be able to use integrated water management principles and related analytical tools for developing efficient, multi-purpose and hybrid systems. Group and individual projects and assignments will enhance communication, presentation and teamwork skills.

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