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Industrial Ecology, 6 credits
Industriell ekologi, 6 hp
TKMJ10
Main field of study
Energy and Environmental Engineering Mechanical EngineeringCourse level
Second cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Joakim KrookDirector of studies or equivalent
Niclas SvenssonEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 54 hRecommended self-study hours: 106 h
Available for exchange students
YesECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Main field of study
Energy and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical EngineeringCourse level
Second cycleAdvancement level
A1XCourse offered for
- Chemical Analysis Engineering, B Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
- Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, Master's programme
- Sustainability Engineering and Management, Master's programme
- Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering - International, M Sc in Engineering
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
Admittance requirements for master programme at LiTH or at least two years engineering studies at university level. Large Technical Systems and the Environement or a comparable basic course in Environmental Science is compulsoryIntended learning outcomes
The course aims at developing the participants’ understanding of a proactive approach to the prevention of environmental impact from products, organisations and technical systems. This will be accomplished since the participant will be able to;
- evaluate environmental impact from material and energy flows in a life cycle perspective based on thermodynamics and suggest improvements with the awareness of the risk for problem shifting
- apply material strategies such as dematerialisation, substitution and waste hierarchies regarding different products
- describe the usability of different tools and strategies for optimising material and energy flows in a life cycle perspective
- on a general level analyse how cooperation between different actors regarding material and energy resources can be developed
Course content
- Material strategies with special emphasis on waste and recycling: Waste management in practice, Waste hierarchy, Reuse, Material and Energy recycling, Land-fills, Urban and Land-fill mining, Resource dissipation, Exergy and entropy, Dematerialisation, Transmaterialisation, Material and substance selection, Service-life, Use of by-products, Producers’ responsibility
- Tools and concepts for environmental systems analysis with special emphasis on material flow analyses: Problem shifting – tool selection, Material flow analyses, Total material requirement, Direct material input, Material intensity per service, Ecological rucksacks, Ecological footprint, Substance flow analyses, Life-cycle assessments
- Industrial symbiosis – occurrence and typology, Eco-industrial parks, Development of industrial symbiosis, Socio-economic dimensions of industrial symbiosis
- Business dimensions and insights into the conditions for a company in the recycling business
Teaching and working methods
The course includes lectures, guest lectures and different levels of group assignments.
Examination
UPG1 Approved assignments 2 credits U, G TEN2 A written examination 4 credits U, 3, 4, 5 Active participation in group assignments.Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Other information
Supplementary courses: Management systems and sustainability, Resources effcicient products
Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Niclas SvenssonExaminer
Joakim KrookCourse website and other links
Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 54 h
Recommended self-study hours: 106 hCourse literature
Industrial ecology and sustainable engineering, T.E. Graedel, B.R. Allenby, Pearson Education, ISBN: 0138140340
| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPG1 | Approved assignments | 2 credits | U, G |
| TEN2 | A written examination | 4 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Active participation in group assignments.
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Course literature is preliminary.
Industrial ecology and sustainable engineering, T.E. Graedel, B.R. Allenby, Pearson Education, ISBN: 0138140340
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
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| 1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level) |
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| 1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level) |
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| 1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level) |
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| 1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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| 2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES | ||||||
| 2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving |
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| 2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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| 2.3 System thinking |
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| 2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning |
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| 2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities |
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| 3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION | ||||||
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| 3.2 Communications |
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| 3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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| 4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
| 4.1 External, societal, and environmental context |
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| 4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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| 4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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| 4.4 Designing |
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| 4.5 Implementing |
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| 4.6 Operating |
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| 5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
| 5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development |
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| 5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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| 5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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| 5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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| 5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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