Industrial Symbiosis, 6 credits
Industriell symbios, 6 hp
TKMJ38
Main field of study
Energy and Environmental EngineeringCourse level
Second cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Mats Eklund, Murat MirataDirector of studies or equivalent
Niclas SvenssonEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 49 hRecommended self-study hours: 111 h
Available for exchange students
YesCourse offered for | Semester | Period | Timetable module | Language | Campus | ECV | |
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6CEMM | Energy-Environment-Management | 7 (Autumn 2017) | 1 | 1 | English | Linköping, Valla | E |
6CEMM | Energy-Environment-Management (Sustainable Business Development) | 7 (Autumn 2017) | 1 | 1 | English | Linköping, Valla | E |
6CEMM | Energy-Environment-Management (System Tools for Sustainable Development) | 7 (Autumn 2017) | 1 | 1 | English | Linköping, Valla | C |
Main field of study
Energy and Environmental EngineeringCourse level
Second cycleAdvancement level
A1XCourse offered for
- Energy-Environment-Management
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
Industrial ecology for improved resource efficiencyIntended learning outcomes
After completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Explain core concepts of industrial symbiosis;
- Demonstrate basic understanding of the role of technical, socio-economic, managerial and political conditions for industrial symbiosis development;
- Explain and discuss different approaches to the dissemination of industrial symbiosis strategies;
- Investigate and communicate how industrial symbiosis can be useful in a business perspective
- Collect and analyse information relevant for industrial symbiosis development for an industrial area
- Uncover, map and analyse symbiotic connections between existing businesses in an industrial area
Course content
This course is about the opportunities offered by connecting one business to other businesses and actors nearby. Geographic proximity is sometimes an overlooked dimension when it comes to development of a business’s activities and could be seen as a complementary approach to management of supply chains. One definition of Industrial symbiosis is; “Studies of processes where materials, water, energy and information are transferred between companies with geographic proximity aiming at developing their activities and relations”.
The course will introduce the concept of industrial symbiosis and how it may be usefully applied within a business context through the use of case studies and theoretical understanding. More specifically, the course will deal with how businesses can achieve resource efficiency and savings through links with other businesses. Students will explore key concepts and then apply the knowledge acquired to industrial areas to learn more about the practical relevance of the industrial symbiosis approach. The findings about industrial areas will be a contribution to an online web-portal on industrial symbiosis that is under development in a European research network.
Course components include; By-product exchanges and utilities sharing, uncovering of industrial symbiosis, planning and facilitating industrial symbiosis, case study descriptions, eco-industrial parks, environmental performance of industrial symbiosis, social, political and strategic dimensions of industrial symbiosis development, and experiences from industrial symbiosis dissemination programs
Teaching and working methods
The course will consist of lectures, workshops, one literature seminar and a project assignment to be carried out in groups.
Examination
UPG1 | Approved Project Assignment and Literature Seminar | 3 credits | U, G |
TEN1 | Written Examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Other information
Supplementary courses: Environmental systems analysis, Sustainable City Development
Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Niclas SvenssonExaminer
Mats Eklund, Murat MirataCourse website and other links
Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 49 hRecommended self-study hours: 111 h
Course literature
Regional Resource Synergies for Sustainable Development in Heavy Industrial Areas: An Overview of Opportunities and Experiences. 2007. Centre of Excellence in Cleaner Production Curtin University of Technology. Kompletterande material på kurshemsida.Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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UPG1 | Approved Project Assignment and Literature Seminar | 3 credits | U, G |
TEN1 | Written Examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
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.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
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1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING | ||||||
1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level) |
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1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level) |
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X
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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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X
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X
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TEN1
UPG1
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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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X
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X
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TEN1
UPG1
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2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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X
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UPG1
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2.3 System thinking |
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TEN1
UPG1
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2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning |
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X
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2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities |
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X
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3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION | ||||||
3.1 Teamwork |
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X
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UPG1
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3.2 Communications |
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X
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UPG1
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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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X
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TEN1
UPG1
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4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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X
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TEN1
UPG1
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4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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X
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TEN1
UPG1
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4.4 Designing |
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TEN1
UPG1
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4.5 Implementing |
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X
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TEN1
UPG1
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4.6 Operating |
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X
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TEN1
UPG1
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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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TEN1
UPG1
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5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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X
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TEN1
UPG1
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5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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X
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5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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X
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5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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X
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