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| ENVT2049-2 | Introduction to environmental assessment
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| Duration : | 12h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Charles Debouche |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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.
3. establish an ecological footprint. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Compute an ecological footprint |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 12h , Applications 12h. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Presentations available on Blackboard 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 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (100%) |
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Contacts :
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| Debouche, Charles (Professor)
Mechanics of the fluids and Environment
081 62 21 80
Charles.Debouche@ulg.ac.be |
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| eCampus |
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