The course is organized in the form of seminars held by the students. Topics selected from the core disciplines of the curriculum (water resources, urban water engineering, material fluxes, waste technology, air polution, earth observation) are discussed in the class on the basis of scientific papers that are illustrated and critically reviewed by the students.

Characterisation of relevant processes and systems for the environment with experimental methods: anergie grid Hönggerberg, activated sludge reactors, hydraulic systems, evapotranspiration, disinfection of drinking water, hydraulic experiments.

Characterisation of relevant processes and systems for the environment with experimental methods: incineration plants, activated sludge reactors, hydraulic systems, evapotranspiration, disinfection of drinking water.