Teaching Materials & Course Resources
Teaching materials related to the Green–Grey–Blue–Intelligent (GGBI) Framework and to foundational topics in water resources and environmental engineering. These resources originate from courses taught by Professor Qizhong (George) Guo, including Coastal Engineering, Green Infrastructure, Hydrology, Fluid Mechanics, and related subjects.
Purpose of This Section
The teaching materials collected here are meant to support students, educators, and practitioners who wish to understand and apply ideas central to the GGBI Framework, including stormwater management, hydrology and hydraulics, estuarine and coastal processes, and integrated resilience planning.
Over time, selected lecture notes, slides, example problems, figures, and conceptual diagrams may be made available, along with links to related publications and technical reports.
Courses & Thematic Modules
Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management
Materials related to rainfall–runoff processes, GI design and performance, sponge-city concepts, and urban flood mitigation. May include lecture slides, short concept notes, and illustrative case studies.
Coastal Engineering
Notes and diagrams on waves, tides, storm surge, coastal structures, sediment transport, soft/green coastal measures, and coastal resilience, linked to the Blue and Grey domains of the GGBI Framework.
Hydrology & Hydraulics
Materials on rainfall–runoff, channel flow, open-channel hydraulics, flood routing, and connections to urban stormwater, watersheds, and estuaries.
Fluid Mechanics & Laboratory Instruction
Selected lab instructions, demonstration figures, and example calculations drawn from fluid mechanics teaching and laboratory activities.
Types of Teaching Materials
- Lecture slides and condensed “overview” diagrams for key topics.
- Worked example problems and short calculation exercises.
- Conceptual diagrams illustrating Green, Grey, Blue, and Intelligent interactions.
- Selected case-study summaries that connect courses to real-world projects.
- Short explanatory notes or handouts that accompany figures and examples.
Some resources may appear in simplified form on this site, with more detailed versions available in course-specific learning systems or in the faculty website.
AI-Supported Teaching Experiments
Recent experiments with AI-assisted tools have explored ways to:
- Condense multi-hour lectures into shorter overview materials.
- Generate draft infographics for key topics in coastal engineering and GI.
- Create alternative language versions of explanations for a broader audience.
- Support students’ review of conceptual material outside of class.
Any AI-assisted materials shared here are carefully reviewed and refined to ensure technical accuracy and clarity before being presented as teaching resources.