2020-2021 / UEEN0002-1

Urban recycling : land and wastes

Duration

20h Th, 10h Pr, 10h Labo., 20h Proj., 2d FW

Number of credits

 Master of Science (MSc) in Architectural Engineering5 crédits 
 Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering5 crédits 
 Master of Science (MSc) in Geological and Mining Engineering5 crédits 
 Master of Science (MSc) in Geological and Mining Engineering (Co-diplomation avec l'Université polytechnique de Madrid)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Serge Brouyère, Luc Courard

Coordinator

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Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Waste recycling: Methodologies and tools for the assessment of sustainability. Industrial and municipal by-products. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Land recycling: General concepts on polluted soils: key pollutants of urban soils, pollutant fate and impacts on urban soils and groundwater. Characterization of polluted urban soils. On-site and ex-situ soil remediation technologies for land recycling

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Understand the needs and apply concepts of land and waste recycling in urban areas

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Physic and chemistry of materials. Fluid transfer into soils. Geology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Waste recycling : MOOC ConstruiREcycler. Ex cathedra lectures. Personal bibliography research.
Land recycling: Analysis and synthesis of a characterisation and rehabilitation study of a contaminated site (work by groups of max 4 students.
As far as possible: on-site visit and laboratory tests.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Yellow and orange codes :
Classes given face to face (except MOOC).
Exam: face to face (oral)
Code Red :
Course given live by videoconference (except MOOC).
Exam: Powerpoint presentation via videoconference.
 
In both cases, the courses will be recorded and made available to students if no technical problems occur.
Field visits: may be cancelled or postponed (2nd semester?). If possible replaced by one or more online or face-to-face seminars (to be confirmed).

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Written reports and oral presentations. MOOC exercizes. Face-to-face or online depending on sanitary conditions

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Serge Brouyère: Serge.Brouyere@uliege.be
Luc Courard: Luc.Courard@uliege.be
Sophie Groigoletto: Sophie.Grigoletto@uliege.be