Environment
Urban Environmental Management
A programme in current methods for managing the environment in cities: air quality and noise, municipal waste management, water and drainage, urban heat islands and tree planting, and the use of environmental indicators, GIS and sensor networks in planning and follow-up.
Overview
About the programme
Duration
5 days
Delivery
Training hall · Virtual · At your premises
Language
Arabic or English
Objectives
Training outcomes
- Identify the main environmental issues in cities, their causes and their effects on health and quality of life.
- Understand the tools for managing and monitoring air quality and noise in urban areas.
- Assess systems for collecting, transporting and treating municipal waste in cities.
- Recognise measures to mitigate urban heat islands, the planning of green spaces and tree planting, and the reuse of treated water for irrigation.
- Build urban environmental indicators and monitoring dashboards based on GIS and sensor data.
Content
What the programme covers
Day 1: the urban environment and its issues
- The urban environment, urban growth and its environmental impact, and the environmental and municipal regulatory framework in Saudi Arabia.
- The main issues: air pollution from transport and activities, noise, waste, water and the loss of vegetation cover.
- The relationship between the urban environment, public health and quality of life.
Day 2: air and noise
- Sources of air pollution in cities, air quality monitoring networks, and the air quality index and public information.
- Urban noise maps, noise standards, and noise reduction measures in planning and transport.
- Dust management on construction sites and roads.
Day 3: municipal waste and water
- Municipal waste collection and transport systems: containers, routes, transfer stations, sorting, recycling and sanitary landfill.
- Construction and demolition waste and its reuse.
- Rainwater and flash floods in cities, sewerage, and the reuse of treated water to irrigate green areas.
Day 4: heat islands and tree planting
- Urban heat islands: their causes, measuring them by remote sensing, and mitigation measures such as reflective surfaces and shading.
- Planning green spaces and urban tree planting with native, low water use plants, within the targets of the Saudi Green Initiative.
- Sustainable mobility and its environmental effects.
Day 5: indicators, tools and assessment
- Urban environmental indicators and building monitoring dashboards.
- GIS, sensor networks and smart city applications in environmental management.
- Workshop: preparing an environmental management plan for a hypothetical district or urban area, followed by the assessment.
Who it is for
Target audience
Staff of municipalities and their environment and public health departments, city planners, engineers in consultancies, and staff of tree planting and quality of life projects.
Method
Delivery method
Lectures and case studies from cities in Saudi Arabia and the region, exercises on maps and open monitoring data, and a final group workshop. The workshop can be built on an area within the organisation’s jurisdiction if its data are available. Delivered in person in the hall or at the organisation’s premises, or virtually, in Arabic or English.
Questions
FAQ
Do participants need GIS experience?
No. GIS tools are presented in the programme with ready-made examples; anyone who needs hands-on GIS work can join a dedicated GIS programme.
Can the programme focus on one issue, such as waste or tree planting?
Yes. The days can be redistributed to expand the theme the organisation needs, while keeping the day on indicators and tools.
A programme tailored to your organisation
The duration and topics of the programme are adjusted to the organisation's needs, and it is delivered at its site, in a training hall arranged by the Center, or virtually.