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The module has two primary aims. First, introduce you to and reflect upon the role of industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis in moving towards more sustainable industrial systems, including discussion of key challenges and obstacles. Second, equip you with relevant methodological and analytical tools for the practical implementation of industrial ecology principles to the design of industrial parks, industrial systems and urban areas. By the end of the module, you should be able to understand the concepts of industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis as well as Circular Economy, have a basic knowledge of main methods and tools for the practical implementation of these approaches such as Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment and have the ability to apply them to real world and business problems, be able to understand opportunities but also challenges to increase resource efficiency in industry, as well as have the ability to define strategies to turn waste into resources and exploit business opportunities associated with it.
Including the following contents but not limited to
- Concepts of Industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis.
- Concepts of the circular economy.
- Challenges of circular systems of consumption and production.
- Principles for the design of sustainable industrial processes and areas.
- Material flow analysis (MFA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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