ENEN4000 (v.1) Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering
| Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
302802 (v.3)
Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering 465
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
308883 (v.2)
Water and Environmental Engineering 362
or any previous version
OR WSEN3000 (v.1) Hydrology and Environmental Engineering or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to sustainable development. Introduction to medium related environmental problems. Material and energy flow in the environment and processes. Ecosystems, ecology and environmental impact assessment. Social aspects of environment and environmental ethics. Past policies and consequences on technological innovations and challenges they posed, and concept of sustainability. Tools applied in achieving sustainability and case studies in civil engineering. Technical tools. Environmental impact assessment. Cleaner production. Life cycle assessment. Industrial ecology. Social impact assessment. Cumulative impact assessment. Non-technical tools: regulatory, economic, and policy tools. |
| Field of Education: | 039901 Environmental Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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