Study Programmes 2015-2016
ENVT2049-2  
Introduction to environmental assessment
Duration :
12h Th
Number of credits :
Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS)2
Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS)2
Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Angélique Léonard
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
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.
Learning outcomes of the course :
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures and compute an ecological footprint
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
12h including theory and practical cases
Recommended or required readings :
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
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination (100%)
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
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
Items online :
eCampus
Presentations availableon: