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Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management

Do you want learn how to apply concepts of sustainable faecal sludge management (FSM) on a city-wide scale? This course starts with an overview of what faecal sludge is and an introduces you to the engineering fundamentals and required information for the design and selection of technologies. Sanitation solutions are prone to failure if an integrated planning approach that includes stakeholder involvement and the development of appropriate institutional, management and financial arrangements is not implemented. The course therefore dedicates a complete week to presenting the full picture, in addition to technology, that needs to be considered for sustainable solutions. It concludes with a focus on current research and innovations in technologies, to provide an understanding of the most up-to-date options. This course is one of four in the series “Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development".

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Rating 4.8 based on 71 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 4-6 hours/week
Starts Jun 19 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne via Coursera
Instructor Dr. Linda Strande
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Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Engineering Science Business
Tags Social Sciences Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability Economics

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Very informative and good platform of learning faecal sludge management Informative introduction, Living up to its objective Excellent course!

I think Linda Strande and her team have done a great job at presenting the most up to date knowledge about faecal sludge management.I can only recommend everyone interested to participate in this course!

Would recommend the course to my friends in the field of FSM Very useful and informative course Highly recommended course for anyone who wants to learn about the basics of Faecal Sludge Management.

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Bhaskar Das Muy bueno, recomendable para las personas que están involucrados en el sector WASH Brilliant course Excellent course on faecal sludge management This course was really thought provoking and it challenged me on the status quo of fsm in Nigeria.I am happy because already i am working on data collection in Lagos State and i hope to review existing situations to influence the right stalkholder involvements amazing I learn more from this course such as how mange project, how I understood key concepts of project, kind of the wastes, how treated them and how can I benefitfrom then such as use them as composetion.

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Excellent course for those having chemical engineering/environmental engineering background.

Excellent course with lots of information, images and videos, keep me not sleepy..:)) Ce cours est très intéressant.

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very interesting and enjoyable view of the topic I really liked this course!

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A great learning course with relevant published results Very well done, good structure, plenty of very interesting resources!

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linda strande

I met Dr. Linda Strande, during the FSM 4 in Chennai and was influenced by her practical approach.

If there are some presentations too short and lack of explains it is understandable because of limited time of presentation.Thank You especially for Mrs. Linda Strande.

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Very informative introduction to feacal sludge management explained in a very clear way.

Very informative & up to date global practices are included in this course.

drying bed

Unplanted sludge drying beds are shallow filters filled with sand and gravel with an under-drain at the bottom to collect leachate.

The drying process in a drying bed is based on drainage of liquid through the sand and gravel to the bottom of the bed, and evaporation of water from the surface of the sludge to the air.

When considering the installation of a drying bed, the ease of operation and low cost needs to be considered against the relatively large footprint and odor potential.

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Rating 4.8 based on 71 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 4-6 hours/week
Starts Jun 19 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne via Coursera
Instructor Dr. Linda Strande
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Engineering Science Business
Tags Social Sciences Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability Economics

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