Doctoral candidates from all ETH departments, whose research is related to global sustainable development issues, and conducting research in low- or middle-income countries are invited to give a presentation about their on-going work and discuss their doctoral project with a diverse group of researchers.

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.

Focus of the course are the method, the process and content of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as well as the legal bases and methods for compiling an environmental impact study (EIS). Using examples, a comprehensive view of the EIA is made possible by means of excursions. In the frame of a project the process of am EIA will be workt out by the students.

The course provides a quantitative introduction to groundwater flow and contaminant transport.

The course is based on the course 'Groundwater I' and is a prerequisite for a deeper understanding of groundwater flow and contaminant transport problems with a strong emphasis on numerical modeling.

Grundlagen zur quantitativen Beschreibung von Strömungs- und Transportvorgängen im Grundwasser

Saturated groundwater flow in aquifers. Analytical and numerical solutions to solve groundwater flow problems. Calibration of groundwater flow models. Transport of solutes in aquifers. Analytical and numerical methods to solve solute transport problems in saturated groundwater flow. Hetereogeneity of aquifer parameters and geostatistics. Practical examples with a focus on sustainability questions.

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The course teaches the basics of hydromechanics, relevant for civil and environemental engineers.

The course offers an introduction to the basics of water resources analysis and management covering the topics of water demand vs availability, water exploitation and reservoir design, aquatic physics, water quality and pollution, water conservation and remediation in rivers, lakes and aquifers, sustainable water use. The course will be complemented by a few guest lectures.

The course offers an introduction to the basics of water resources analysis and management covering the topics of water demand vs availability, water exploitation and reservoir design, aquatic physics, water quality and pollution, water conservation and remediation in rivers, lakes and aquifers, sustainable water use.

Application of water quality models in environmental risk assessments, project planning and data analysis

In the course Numerical Hydraulics the basics of numerical modelling of flows are presented.

Basics of numerical modelling of flows

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