Environmental Engineering Studies and Sustainable Development Goals
Discover the fascinating studies conducted at Oulu University, from climate change to groundwater management. Learn about the relevance of environmental engineering in our daily lives, focusing on waste management, water systems, and sustainable materials. Explore the connection between environmental engineering and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, such as clean water, clean energy, and economic growth opportunities.
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What did we learn at Oulu University? Kari Strand is a professor of Geo-sciences - He told us about climate change and Oulu Mining School - The subjects you can study there: technology, geochemistry, geophysics, mining engineering and sustainability, mineral processing and resources - They study for example artic ice cap related to climate change - We learned about glacier melting and black snow
Pekka Rossi Pekka Rossi is a doctor of water- and environmental engineering He has 15 years of experience on groundwater resources management Has been studying Rokua area and told us the basics about how the Rokua formation formed He also told us about the ground water in Rokua area
How can we see the environmental engineering in our everyday lives? Most of the time, we don't even think about this. Almost everything that is taken for granted in Finland is often connected to environmental engineering. For example: Waste management Different laws and consumption rules Water and sewage water management Marketing rules and guidance What else? Something even more basic and/or maybe something in a larger scale?
What kind of things do they study right now at Oulu University? New sustainable bio-materials More resource-friendly economy Better durable steel, which requires less energy to make The energy needed to build something is counted into the carbon footprint For example, electric cars don't pollute the air when used, but all the energy needed for the batteries is as much as a diesel car pollutes in its lifetime Better catalysts in chemical processes Catalysts are ingredients, which boost the progress of some kind of reaction e.g.: boiling water vs. boiling water which has some salt in it > water which has salt in it boils at a lower temperature What do we think about these and are there more important things to research?
How is environmental engineering linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 6. Clean water and sanitation The University focuses on carrying out high quality research and education focusing on water and soil environmental engineering 7. Affordable and clean energy Environmental engineering also studies different energy systems that aim for comprehensive energy production and the understanding and control of use 8. Decent work and economic growth Environmental engineering creates new job opportunities
More SDG:s 11. Sustainable cities and communities and 13. Climate action The research is linked to land use and climate change 15. Life on land In all of the environmental engineering studies the goal is to learn about sustainable development, resource efficiency and the protection of environmental diversity
Conclusion We have to be able to predict the future, so that we can adapt to possible hazards and disaster risks To be able to predict the future, we have to be conscious about the things happening around us right now This for example applies for spring floods after the snow melts: Can we build on shores or not? Do we need flood walls?
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