10.4. (Open Educational) Resources for the Courses

10.4.1. Nine examples of engineered solutions

Many resources are available online that can be used for training and learning opportunities. That can be considered as Open Educational Resources even though most of them are lacking a clear and explicit license statement (like a Creative Commons license): Their re-usage will not cause legal problems as long as they are cited and used only for (internal) training purposes. As one major source the European Commission is providing many data and key information on their websites, e.g., collections of good practices and highlights like an online brochure that is presenting, in which are described 49 cases and projects providing inspirational examples of new ways to use water, both in industrial contexts and in private households, and of solutions that (local) authorities have devised to give water an appropriate place in our living environment. We highlight nine examples that deal with water systems (not individual components). These should be sufficiently complex to demonstrate a system approach. CASE 1: Maastricht cluster project: Integral water management for eight industrial companies with central supply and semi-collective wastewater processing.

(keywords: Integral management, industrial wastewater, water management)

CASE 2: Decision-support system for the prediction of groundwater quality.

(keywords: Modelling, prediction, drinking water, environmental impact assessment, groundwater, decision-support)

CASE 3: Sustainable and integrated water and energy system in the Hessenpoort industrial area.

(keywords: Integral management, industrial area, water supply, energy supply)

CASE 4: Development of a general method for quality determination and management of contaminated river basins.

(keywords: Decision-support, monitoring system, evaluation method, river, hydrographic basin, environmental assessment, toxicological assessment)

CASE 5: Integral management plans for catchment areas of trans-border rivers: the River Dommel. (keywords: Hydrographic basin, integral management, modelling, border area, river management)

CASE 6: Development of the Oude Diep through integral land development. (keywords: Policy integration, land-use planning)

CASE 7: Smart Flow in Reiderland. (keywords: Wastewater treatment, urban area, prevention of pollution, sewers)

CASE 8: Sustainable urban technology in Schoonebeek. (keywords: Urban development, sustainable development, human settlement)

CASE 9: The Blue Transformation: towards a water-friendly city. (keywords: Rain water, water management, urban wastewater)