ENV-526 / 4 crédits

Enseignant: Manoli Gabriele

Langue: Anglais

Remark: Cours sur 12 semaines


Summary

This project-based course introduces students to the field of urban climate and hydrology, with a focus on nature-based solutions for the design of climate and water resilient cities.

Content

PART 1: Climate

  • Cities and global climate change
  • Introduction to urban climate (airflow, radiation, energy balance)
  • Urban heat and dry islands
  • Air pollution
  • Climate sensitive design

PART 2: Water

  • Introduction to urban hydrology
  • Runoff modelling, flood risk and mitigation
  • Conventional vs Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
  • Water sensitive design

Keywords

Urban Climate, Urban Hydrology, Nature-Based Solutions, Green Infrastructures, Resilient Cities

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Explain how cities modify land surface processes on multiple temporal and spatial scales
  • Quantify the physical processes governing the climate and hydrology of cities (e.g., urban heat and dry islands, air pollution, runoff generation, flood risk)
  • Apply urban physics concepts in urban design
  • Propose nature-based solutions to design more sustainable and resilient cities

Transversal skills

  • Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
  • Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
  • Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
  • Identify the different roles that are involved in well-functioning teams and assume different roles, including leadership roles.
  • Write a scientific or technical report.
  • Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
  • Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.

Teaching methods

Weekly lectures (L): carried out at the blackboard and with the aid of projected material

Weekly design tutorials/exercises (E): students will work in multidisciplinary teams on a group project for the entire duration of the course

Assessment methods

40% Individual in-class test

60% Group project (40%) with individual components (20%)

Resources

Bibliography

Oke, T. R., Mills, G., Christen, A., & Voogt, J. A. (2017). Urban climates. Cambridge University Press (available online).

Guo, J. C., Wang, W., & Li, J. (2022). Urban Drainage and Storage Practices. CRC Press (Available online).

 

Ressources en bibliothèque

Dans les plans d'études

  • Semestre: Printemps
  • Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
  • Matière examinée: Climate and water sensitive urban design
  • Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Projet: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Type: optionnel
  • Semestre: Printemps
  • Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
  • Matière examinée: Climate and water sensitive urban design
  • Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Projet: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Type: optionnel
  • Semestre: Printemps
  • Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
  • Matière examinée: Climate and water sensitive urban design
  • Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Projet: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Type: optionnel
  • Semestre: Printemps
  • Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
  • Matière examinée: Climate and water sensitive urban design
  • Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Projet: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Type: optionnel
  • Semestre: Printemps
  • Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
  • Matière examinée: Climate and water sensitive urban design
  • Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Projet: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Type: optionnel
  • Semestre: Printemps
  • Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
  • Matière examinée: Climate and water sensitive urban design
  • Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Projet: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Type: optionnel

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