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	ENVT2049-1   Introduction to environmental assessment Duration :   24h Th Credits/ECTS :   Master in Chemistry and Bio-industries, Professional Focus, 2nd year First semester 2 Master in Environmental Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year First semester 2 Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st year First semester 2 Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced master in bio-engineering: sanitary engineering First semester 2 Holder(s) :   Charles Debouche Language :   French language 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. 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. Workshops :   Compute an ecological footprint Organization :   Lectures : 12h , Applications 12h. Written notes :   Presentations available on WebCT Gembloux and on Intranet Gembloux 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. Wackernagel M., Kitzes J., 2008. Ecological Footprint. Human Ecology: The Ecological Footprint. In Encyclopedia of Ecology. Ed. S.E. Jorgensen and Brian Fath. Elsevier, 1031-1037 Assessment :   Oral examination (100%) Contacts :   Debouche, Charles (Professor) Mechanics of the fluids and Environment 081 62 21 80 charles.debouche@ulg.ac.be Items online :   Introduction to environmental assessment: Presentations PPT Introduction to environmental assessment: Presentations PowerPoint Home Search by Faculty Search by teacher Search by course code and title
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