PRRE3004 (v.1) Sustainable Production and Consumption
| Area: | Sustainable Engineering Group |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| 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 |
| Equivalent(s): |
305542 (v.3)
Sustainable Production and Consumption 311
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: | The central theme of the course is the relationship between production and consumption systems and patterns on the one hand and the sustainable use of natural resources and protection of the environment on the other. The course theme is addressed from a practical angle by studying both established and emerging concepts, methodologies and tools that contribute to the transition towards more sustainable production and consumption systems and patterns. The course topics are grouped in three main clusters: 1. Introduction and background (topics 1 and 2): a historic perspective on developments in the debate on changing economy-ecology relations and their impact on the business environment. 2. Industrial environmental management (topics 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8): a summary of present, preventive environmental management strategies and tools and their applications to production and service processes as well as the design of plants, products and services, and the management and information systems. 3. Global sustainability (topics 9, 10, 11 and 12): an exploration of the concept of sustainable development and its implications for the business sector. Emerging, partially overlapping and partially competing, interpretations of the global sustainability task ahead will be presented. |
| Field of Education: | 030300 Process and Resources Engineering (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley 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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