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    The document provides an overview of environmental engineering as taught in a course at UCSI University. It discusses the relationship between environmental engineering and civil engineering, gives examples of natural disasters and environmental issues like global warming, and explains key concepts like sustainability and sustainable development. It outlines some of the main challenges facing the environment in the 21st century and how the job market for environmental engineering is growing. The document also discusses what environmental engineers do to protect the environment while enabling industrial activity and provides examples of applying environmental engineering to issues like flood protection, landslides, water treatment, and wastewater treatment.

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    The document provides an overview of environmental engineering as taught in a course at UCSI University. It discusses the relationship between environmental engineering and civil engineering, gives examples of natural disasters and environmental issues like global warming, and explains key concepts like sustainability and sustainable development. It outlines some of the main challenges facing the environment in the 21st century and how the job market for environmental engineering is growing. The document also discusses what environmental engineers do to protect the environment while enabling industrial activity and provides examples of applying environmental engineering to issues like flood protection, landslides, water treatment, and wastewater treatment.

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    BEV2036/EV 414 (Environmental Engineering Analysis and Design)

    Faculty of Engineering, Technology & Built Environment (FETBE)

    Environmental
    Engineering and
    Sustainability

    Dr. Mohd Razman Salim


    [email protected]

    Block E, Level 10
    Environmental
    Engineering: Its
    relationship with
    Civil Engineering?
    Natural Disasters
    Tsunami 2004

    The damage
    done
    Northern shore
    of Banda Aceh,
    Indonesia on
    June 23 2004
    (top) and
    December 28
    2004.
    Photograph: Market stalled
    Digital Globe Residents walk through debris
    /Getty at a destroyed market in Banda
    Aceh.
    Photo: Dita Alangkara/AP
    Deep Water Horizon oil spill in
    Gulf of Mexico April – July 2010

    Cholera outbreak in London in


    1854. John Snow, medical doctor,
    tracked the infection to a single
    well on Broad Street. Solution: He
    convinced the city officials to
    remove the pump handle.
    Pittsburgh in 1908
    Global Warming?

    Greenhouse Effects
    Aaahhh……

    Melting of ice caps


    素晴
    Seronokmya
    ….
    Wonderful!

    Nak ke
    mana？
    Bersiar- Where are
    siar… we going?
    Sightseeing
    So do you see the relationship?

     Environmental
    issues
     Save the World!
     Engineering is
    about people and
    making life
    better.
     Sustainability!
    21st Century Environmental Challenges
    Current Issues related to the Environment and a
    Sustainable Future for our planet:

    - Climate Change
    - Energy Supplies
    - Water (and Soil)
    - Food Supply
    - Mounting Solid Waste
    - Health

    Growing Public Concern


    The job market for people with
    training in environmental related
    areas is growing strongly
    So COVID 19 – It impact to the
    Environment – Pre-, During and Post-?
    Sustainability
    SUSTAINABILITY HAS MANY
    DEFINITIONS BUT THE BASIC
    PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
    REMAIN CONSTANT: BALANCING A
    GROWING ECONOMY,
    PROTECTION FOR THE
    ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIAL
    RESPONSIBILITY, SO THEY
    TOGETHER LEAD TO AN
    IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
    FUTURE GENERATIONS AND
    OURSELVES.
    11
    Sustainable Development (SD) is
    a pattern of RESOURCE use, that
    aims to meet human needs while
    preserving the ENVIRONMENT so
    that these needs can be met not only
    in the present, but also for
    generations to come (sometimes
    taught as ELF-Environment, Local
    people, Future).
    Scheme of Sustainable Development
    So where do we fit in?
    One brother always
    liked taking things
    apart. He wanted to
    understand what made
    them work.
    The other brother liked
    putting them back
    together. He wanted to
    see if he could make
    them work better.
    The first brother is an
    example of a true
    scientist - engaged in
    basic research about
    what makes things tick.
    The second brother
    exemplifies the engineer.
    His tinkering is aimed at
    finding better ways to do
    things.
    Both science and
    engineering are
    important.
    Which are you?
    • Engineers apply what they know
    to the world around them to solve
    problems to improve quality of
    life. Above all, engineers are problem solvers who make
    things work better, more efficiently, quicker and
    cheaper.

    “Scientists make it known”


    “Engineers make it useful.”
    What is Engineering
    - the simplified definition
    • is a discipline concerning…
    ❖“ the creative application
    of scientific knowledge to
    analyse, design, construct
    and operate the products
    and services of societal
    needs;
    ❖with full cognizance of the
    environment, sustainable
    development and foremost
    the safety, health and
    welfare to human life.“
    Why Be An Engineer?

     Do what you love! Creates and


    makes thing happens.
     Follow your dreams.
     Challenges oneself.
     There is something for
    everyone in engineering.
     Works anywhere on anything.
     Experiences the satisfaction of
    problem solving

    Engineers are NOT huge nerds!


    One day in a job interview…...
    Manager
    of Engng. Firm
    What is your
    Civil Fresh field of study?
    Engineering! grad

    Then, our
    environmental lab
    Oh why me!
    might be the
    I hate labwork...
    best place for you ?
    What a Civil Engineer Does for a Living?
    What is Environmental Engineering?

    A branch within Civil Engineering among


    other branches.

    Environmental engineers work


    with solutions to create a better
    world. Their activities range from
    water treatment, energy
    management, renewable energy,
    environmental services, waste
    management, through to pollution
    control.
    ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    Environmental Engineering is a course specialize in


    civil & chemical engineering to improve the
    natural environment to provide healthy water, air,
    and land for human & other organism habitation, as well
    as to remediate polluted sites.
    Environmental Engineering

     Environmental
    Engineers protect
    the environment
    while maintaining
    the rapid pace of
    industrial activity.
     This challenging
    task has three
    parts: disposal,
    remediation, and
    prevention.
    Examples of Application of
    Environmental Engineering

    Flash Flood in mountainous


    areas– needs protection

    Landslide from heavy rainfall


    – needs protective measures

    A water intake point (for


    consumption) from a stream
    More Examples

    Water Treatment Plant draws


    water directly from a River. You
    cannot use directly
    Wastewater Treatment plant –
    used water can not just be thrown
    back – it will kill the fishes and the
    environment. Must treat it first

    Civil Engineers design and lay


    water distribution system for cities
    Remember graduates with good
    environmental education are
    capable of solving complex
    environmental
    problems and have
    a wide variety of
    career paths.
    Environmental Engineering
    in the future will have
    increasing focus on:
    ● Issues of environmental sustainability
    ● Efficient use of energy
    ● Large-scale problems (in terms of
    complexity and spatial scale)
    ● Developing a holistic understanding
    and comprehensive solutions (e.g.,
    to multi-media problems)
    ● Natural systems (especially human-
    dominated ones )— a return to its
    early days
    THANK YOU

    Thank you for your


    attention!

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