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| ENVT2049-2 | Introduction to environmental assessment
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| Duration : | 12h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Angélique Léonard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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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. Discuss an ecological footprint. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures and compute an ecological footprint |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 12h including theory and practical cases |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Presentations available on eCampus
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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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Angélique LEONARD
Génie chimique - Procédés et développement durable
Institut de Physique, B5a, Bureau 1/51 Tél. 04/366.44.36 A.Leonard@ulg.ac.be |
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| eCampus |
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