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Global Environmental Management

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

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Learn about the best environmental technologies for a sustainable development and how they are managed in various settings around the world. This course gives you an opportunity to learn about global trends that influence our environment and the living conditions and how different management systems and approaches that are used around the world to manage the environment. This includes current environmental technologies built for the environment and technologies for sustainable soil management, groundwater protection methods and integrated Water resources management.

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

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Skills you will gain

Urban Planning
Water Resource Development
Natural Resources
Green Technology

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

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Henrik Bregnhøj

Ext. Assoc. Prof.

Dept. Environmental Engineering

54,136 Learners

1 Course

Steffen Foss Hansen

Associate Professor

Department of Environmental Engineering

66,847 Learners

2 Courses

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Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

WEEK/MODULE 1: Global Trends

In the first week we will set the stage for the next weeks. This week presents some of the global trends that influence our environment and the living conditions. We will in particular look at Sustainable development, demography, various aspects of urbanization, climate change and environmental Health. In addition to the videos produced for this course, see also the IPCC AR5 Synthesis Report as this is also part of the exam.

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 89 min)

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

WEEK/MODULE 2: Environmental Management

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 72 min)

8 videos

Risk assessing water quality (Ursula S. McKnight)8m

Cities and climate change (Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen)8m

The role of waste in resource efficiency (Thomas Astrup)8m

Participation in Environmental Management (Søren Lund)6m

Stakeholder and Social Sustianability Analysis (Søren Lund)8m

Case: Environmental Management in Greenland (Kåre Hendriksen)7m

Case: Water and Environmental Management in China (Lars Skov Andersen)16m

Case: Environmental management in Denmark (Poul Bjerg)7m

1 practice exercise

Week 2 Quiz - Environmental Management30m

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

WEEK/MODULE 3: Utility Management

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 60 min)

7 videos

Issues in Integrated Urban Water Management (Lars Skov Andersen)8m

Copenhagen Storm Water Management (Lars Skov Andersen)5m

Nairobi Water Supply and IUWM (Lars Skov Andersen)4m

Environmental Management in Rural Areas (Henrik Bregnhoj)11m

Air Pollution (Kåre Press-Kristensen)13m

Phases in Solid Waste Management (Thomas Astrup)10m

Solid Waste Management Systems and Regulation (Thomas Astrup)5m

1 practice exercise

Week 3 Quiz - Utility management30m

Week

Week 4

1 hour to complete

WEEK/MODULE 4: Technologies for the Built Environment

1 hour to complete

10 videos (Total 56 min)

10 videos

Introduction to Integrated Urban Drainage-Wastewater Systems Course (Peter Steen Mikkelsen)5m

Urban Water Technologies Interview (Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen)7m

Safe and Optimal Water Supply (Martin Rygaard)6m

Rural Environmental Technologies (Henrik Bregnhoj)11m

Solid waste technologies (Alessio Boldrin)7m

Greenland: Intro to lecturers Gunvor and Pernille33s

Greenland: Water Supply (Pernille Erland Jensen)1m

Greenland: Waste Management (Gunvor Marie Kirkelund)5m

Greenland: Wastewater Treatment (Pernille Erland Jensen)4m

Greenland: Mining (Pernille Erland Jensen)3m

1 practice exercise

Week 4 Quiz - Technologies for the Built Environment30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

by EJNov 22, 2020

Thanks to all the professors who put this course together and made everything possible. It has been a wonderful learning experience and a chance to better understand the environment we live in.

by PTMar 29, 2020

This particulate Course is perfectly design to describe the global environmental issue and different techniques by which different National Government handle the Environmental Management.

by DWJul 24, 2020

The course is very useful for people who want to do something for betterment of society. The lectures are also short and precise and gives a new prospective towards environmental sustainability.

by AASep 15, 2017

This course is an interesting one, It gave me a global perspective of the environmental challenges faced in other region of the world. This is the first course i will complete on coursera.

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