Area: | Division of Resources and Environment |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Quarterly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 306831 (v.3) Eco-Efficiency 603 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Sustainable industry through Cleaner Production and Eco-Efficiency. Generic Eco-Efficiency principles and Cleaner Production practices and methods. Impacts on productivity and profitability. Historic development of Cleaner Production, Eco-Efficiency and related preventive environmental management concepts in different parts of the world. Principles and examples of Life Cycle Design/Design for the Environment. Environmental management systems and standards (ISO 14001). Students are to attend a 3 hour lecture once every three weeks. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Become acquainted with the concepts of Cleaner Production and Eco - Efficiency, their application for production processes, products and services and their implications for (environmental) management systems. Understood the general principles underlying Cleaner Production practices and technologies. An appreciation of the environmental and economic benefits of Cleaner Production and Eco - Efficiency. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Behrendt S., et all, (Eds)., (1997), Life Cycle Design - A Manual for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Germany, Springer Verlag. DeSimione, et all., (1998), Eco - Efficiency - The Business Link to Sustainable Development, USA, MIT Press. Freeman H, (ed)., (1995), Industrial Pollution Prevention Handbook, NY, Mc Graw Hill Publishers. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Case Study Assignment 40%. Study Questions (4) 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 39900 Other Engineering and Related Technologies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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