Today there is a clear consensus that an integrated approach to urban water management is needed if the freshwater resource is to be managed in a sustainable way. There is also an emerging consensus of the need for adaptation of cities to climate change. Efficient and sustainable water management encompasses different scales, from a household to a district to a smart city.

MEC 1: That students have demonstrated knowledge and UNDERSTANDING in the area of sustainable water management that is at the core of general secondary education, and is often at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects involving knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study.

MEC 2: That students know how to APPLY their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems related to water smart cities.

MEC 3: That students have the ability to GATHER AND INTERPRET relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.

MEC 4: That students are able to PROPOSE SOLUTIONS to overcome different challenges related to sustainable water management.

MEC 5: Students should be able to TRANSMIT information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.



The specific competencies related to these more general degree competencies are:

- To know, understand and apply the principles of a water smart city.

- Integrate in work teams when the activity requires it.

- Gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.

- Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.

Teaching programme:

1. Introduction: Sustainability and water in Smart Cities

2. Water efficiency. Metering

3. Water reuse and recycling

4. Sustainable urban drainage systems

5. Smart fire-fighting systems

6. Smart water city projects across Europe

7. Specialized software for water management, both in water distribution and sewerage systems.

7. Specialized software for water management, both in water distribution and sewerage systems.



METHODS

The course comprises 6 ECTS credits, 3 for classroom theory, 1,5 for workshop sessions, and 1,5 for practical computer sessions.

The teaching methodology is based on collaborative work carried out by the student under the supervision of the teacher. In this line, active methodologies that place the students at the center of the teaching process will be used, in order to achieve a better understanding of the knowledge as well as to develop useful transversal skills for their future. The types of assignments will be presentations of topics assigned by the teacher, case analysis and resolution of exercises, as well as a specific project that allows the use of the knowledge acquired. Likewise, some complementary activities will be undertaken, such as visits or talks that bring the student closer to the professional reality of the subject.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 20
  • Realization of Practical Work (exercises, cases or problems) (%): 30
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 50

The type of evaluation assigned by default will be the continuous evaluation. However, the student can opt for the final evaluation in the ordinary call strictly complying with the conditions indicated below.

Article 8 of the regulations governing the assessment of students in the official UPV/EHU degree courses, which is indicated below, details the conditions under which continuous assessment can be given up: "In any case the student body will have the right to be assessed by means of the final assessment system, regardless of whether or not it has participated in the continuous assessment system. To this end, students must submit in writing to the teaching staff responsible for the subject the renunciation of continuous assessment, for which they will have a period of 9 weeks for the four-monthly subjects and 18 weeks for the annual ones, starting from the beginning of the four-month period or academic year respectively, in accordance with the academic calendar of the centre. The teaching guide of the subject may establish a longer term". In the case of the SMART WATER CITIES course, no term longer than that indicated by the norm is established, and therefore a MAXIMUM TERM OF 9 WEEKS is established, with no exceptions, from the beginning of the term to present the waiver of continuous assessment, as this is a four-monthly course.

In relation to the qualification of the student body as NOT PRESENTED, section 2 of article 12 of the "Regulations regulating the evaluation of students in official degree courses", indicates the following:

"In the case of continuous assessment, if the weight of the test is greater than 40% of the grade of the subject, it will be enough not to take part in the final test to get a final grade of not presented. Otherwise, if the weight of the final exam is equal to or less than 40% of the subject's grade, the student may give up the continuous evaluation call, as a minimum, one month before the end of the teaching period of the corresponding subject. This renounce must be presented in writing to the teaching staff responsible for the subject".

Continuous evaluation activities:

- Extended written exam on the subject covered in class, student presentations, talks or visits.

- Delivery individually or by groups of reports, computer practices, project design and problem solving or exercises.

- Individual or group presentations on readings and/or regulations.

Final evaluation activities:

- Individual presentation and delivery of a project agreed at the beginning of the semester (50%)

- Extended written exam (50%)

Everything indicated in relation to the ordinary final evaluation refers also to the extraordinary evaluation.

The extraordinary evaluation will consist of an individual presentation and delivery of a project (50%) as well as an extended written exam (50%).

The final evaluation exam will be held on the dates and at the official times assigned by the Faculty.

Material que se va aportando a lo largo de la asignatura.
Power Point - diapositivas de los temas a desarrollar.
Problemas de trabajo de la asignatura.

Basic bibliography

English:

Towards Water Smart Cities project (2016): https://edepot.wur.nl/407327

The SUDS manual CIRIA report: http://www.scotsnet.org.uk/documents/NRDG/CIRIA-report-C753-the-SuDS-manual-v6.pdf

EPA SWMM manual: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-02/documents/epaswmm5_1_manual_master_8-2-15.pdf

Celsius Initiative. District heating to white goods in Gotheburg: https://smartcities-infosystem.eu/scis-projects/demo-sites/celsius-site-gothenburg

European Commission. (2017). The making of a smart city: best practices across Europe: https://smartcities-infosystem.eu/library/publications



Spanish:

Guías para la implantación de los Sistemas de drenaje urbano sostenible, Ministerio de Transición Ecológica:

https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/agua/temas/gestion-de-los-riesgos-de-inundacion/guia-adaptacion-riesgo-inundacion-sistemas-urbano-drenaje-sostenible_tcm30-503726.pdf

Muelas, D. (2017). Estudio comparativo de distintos softwares de Instalaciones Urbanismo. Aplicación a un caso de estudio en urbanismo industrial. Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, España.

In-depth bibliography

Journals

http://www.emb.cl/hsec/articulo.mvc?xid=26
http://www.emb.cl/electroindustria/articulo.mvc?xid=631&edi=4

Web addresses

https://www.codigotecnico.org/index.php/menu-seguridad-caso-incendio.html
http://www.tecnifuego-aespi.org/es
http://www.legistec.es/enlaces