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Valid for year : 2010
 
TKMJ10 Industrial ecology, 6 ECTS credits.
/Industriell ekologi/

For:   ENV   I   Ii   KA   M   Y  


OBS!
The course is not open for exchange students
 

Prel. scheduled hours: 80
Rec. self-study hours: 80

  Area of Education: Science

Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
The course aims at developing the participantsâ?T understanding of a pro-active approach to the prevention of environmental impact from products, organisations and technical systems. This will be accomplished since the participant will be;
  • able to evaluate environmental impact from material- and energy flows in a life-cycle perspective based on thermodynamics and suggest improvements with the awareness of the risk for problem shifting
  • able to apply material strategies such as dematerialization, substitution and waste hierarchies regarding different products
  • aware of different tools and strategies how different actors can optimize the use of material and energy in a life cycle perspective
  • able to reflect upon how cooperation between different actors regarding material and energy resources can be developed
  • aware of how waste management is organized in practice regarding collection, sorting and further treatment with special focus on Swedish conditions


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Admittance requirements for master programme at LiTH or at least two years engineering studies at university level. Environmental Science and Environmental Technology desirable but not compulsory.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Supplementary courses:
Management systems and sustainability, Resources effcicient products , Environmental Systems Analysis -project course
Organisation:
The course includes lectures, seminars, assignments, study visits to different companies and laboratory work.
Course contents:
  • Material strategies with special emphasis on waste and recycling: Waste management in practice, Waste hierarchy, Reuse, Material and Energy recycling, Land-fills, Urban and Land-fill mining, Resource dissipation, Exergy and entropy, Dematerialisation, Transmaterialisation, Material and substance selection, Service-life, Use of by-products, Producersâ?T responsibility
  • Tools and concepts for environmental systems analysis with special emphasis on material flow analyses: Problem shifting â?" tool selection, Material flow analyses, Total material requirement, Direct material input, Material intensity per service, Ecological rucksacks, Ecological footprint, Substance flow analyses, Life-cycle assessments
  • Industrial symbiosis â?" occurrence and typology, Eco-industrial parks, Development of industrial symbiosis, Socio-economic dimensions of industrial symbiosis
  • Business dimension: Cooperation with industrial partners through guest lectures, study visits and project work will give an insight into the conditions for a company in the recycling business


Course literature:
Compendium, scientific articles and reports to be decided later.

Examination:
A written examination
Approved assignments and laboratory work, attendance at study visits
 4 ECTS
2 ECTS
 
Active participation in seminars.


Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: olof.hjelm@liu.se
Examiner: Niclas Svensson
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Last updated: 11/09/2008