Introduction to sustainable development. Introduction to medium related environmental problems. <br/>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... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 308883 (v.2)<br/> Water and Environmental Engineering 362<br/> <br/> or any previous version
