Online course (C3)
Sanitation systems and services
In this course we will learn how to apply the systems approach to urban sanitation at different scales, what CWIS is and how this approach influences frameworks and concepts for urban sanitation systems and services. We will look at CWIS case studies, stakeholder involvement, and propose and apply strategies for different urban contexts, and also use the Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies to solve urban sanitation challenges. By the end of the course, you will have a good understanding of the different tools used for data collection and assessment, urban sanitation diagnostic tools and stakeholder analysis. Whether you are a sanitation professional looking to improve access to sanitation services in your community, or a policy maker looking to create more effective sanitation systems, this course will give you the knowledge and skills to succeed.
Course information
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Objectives
After completion of the course you will be able to:
- Discuss the background, principles, and theories of sanitation and how they influence concepts, frameworks, and standards for urban sanitation systems and services in different contexts;
- Describe sanitation infrastructural systems and technologies appropriate for different urban contexts and their enabling environments;
- Critically analyze the interlinkages between basic urban services (e.g. water supply) and sanitation sectors as well as the role of stakeholder involvement;
- Use the Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies to solve urban sanitation challenges in different contexts;
- Propose urban sanitation planning and management strategies for different urban contexts;
- Review a selection of sanitation tools and how to apply them.
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Syllabus
This course covers the following topics:
- Introduction to citywide inclusive sanitation;
- Compendium of sanitation systems and technologies;
- Sanitation system drawing tool;
- Shit flow diagrams;
- Enabling environments – assessing the initial situation, and challenges;
- Politics of sanitation;
- Urban sanitation planning and FSM tools.
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Delivery method
Each course in this series consists of video lectures, presentation slides, reading materials, exercises, and assignments. In principle, each video presentation has its own complementary presentation slides. Some parts of the course also include exercises and/or assignments. Please note that this course is free, open access, and does not include guidance, exams, assessment, or certificate. As a rule of thumb, if you spend 8 hours per week following this course, you should be able to complete the curriculum within 16 weeks.
Instructions on how to use the course materials are available here.
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Organization
Each course has its own coding system. The code of this course is C 3. Each course consists of units. Each unit has a unique code, for example, U 3.1. In the section ‘Unit 1.1 videos │ …” you can find and watch all video-recorded lectures that belong to this unit. Similarly, in the section ‘Unit 3.1 course materials│ …” you can download all materials that make this unit (e.g. high-resolution videos, presentation slides, reading materials, exercises, assignments, etc) as a single compressed file (in zip format). Some files may be of considerable size, so you need to assure that your computer has sufficient bandwidth and capacity for downloading.
Unit 3.1 course materials │ Introduction and key concepts
In this section, you can download all video-recorded lectures, presentations, and other documents that make up this unit.
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Unit 3.1 │Course materials (zip)Download
Unit 3.2 course materials │ Citywide inclusive sanitation - CWIS
In this section, you can download all video-recorded lectures, presentations, and other documents that make up this unit.
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Unit 3.2 │Course materials (zip)Download
U 3.3 course materials I Compendium of sanitation systems and technologies
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Unit 3.3 │Course materials (zip)Download
U 3.5 course materials I Enabling environments and assessing the initial situation
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U 3.5 I Course materials (zip)Download
U 3.7 course materials I Urban sanitation planning and FSM tools
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U 3.7 I Course materials (zip)Download
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