Duration
9h Th, 9h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in smart rurality (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Presentation of the environmental assessment methods Environmental impact assessment Life cycle assessment Environmental communication (Eco-labels) Environmental audit (EMAS and ISO 14000) Ecological footprint
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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 a life cycle assessment.
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
The work will be the object of an oral presentation. 50% of the final mark will attributed to the form of the presentation (slides quality, elocution), and 50% on the content of the presentation and the answers to questions.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course is given on the Gembloux site, see CELCAT
Contacts
Prof. Angélique LEONARD
Chemical Engineering
PEPs - Products, Environment, and Processes
Quartier Agora
Institut de Physique, B5a, Bureau 1/51
Tél. 04/366.44.36
A.Leonard@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
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Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
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Items online
eCampus
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