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| ENVT2049-1 | Introduction to environmental assessment
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Charles Debouche |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Presentation of the environmental assessment methods
Eco-label,
Environmental impact assessment,
Life cycle assessment,
Eco-balance,
Environmental audit (EMAS and ISO 14000),
Environmental indicators,
Ecological footprint. |
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| Course objective : | To introduce the various environmental assessment methods and to initiate to they use.
After completing the course the student is expected to
1. Choose the suitable method of environmental assessment and to identify the limits of it.
2. Initiate an environmental assessment. |
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| Workshops : | Compute an ecological footprint |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 12h , Applications 12h. |
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| Written notes : | Educational supports
Slides available
References:
LCA (1995). Nordic Technical Paper n°10, TEMANORD 503, 103p.
von Zharen W.M. (1996). ISO 14000 Understanding the environmental standards. Rockville, Maryland Government Institutes, 213p.
Lindfors et al. (1995). Nordic Guidelines on Life-Cycle assessment, Nord 1995:20, 224 p.
Guinée J. B. (2002) Handbook on Life Cycle Assessment. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, Coll. Ecoefficiency in industry and science , 692 p. |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination (100%) |
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| Contacts : | Debouche, Charles (Professor)
Mécanique des fluides et environnement
081 62 21 80
debouche.c@fsagx.ac.be |
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