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<title>Industrial Ecology</title>
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<semester>6</semester>
<mandatory>nein</mandatory>
<language>Englisch</language>
<exam>Projektarbeit</exam>
<curriculum>
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<cid>KI671</cid>
<branch>Kommunikationsinformatik</branch>
<semester>6</semester>
<mandatory_tag>Wahlpflichtfach</mandatory_tag>
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<curriculum_entry>
<cid>KIB-INEC</cid>
<branch>Kommunikationsinformatik</branch>
<semester>6</semester>
<mandatory_tag>Wahlpflichtfach</mandatory_tag>
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<cid>KIB-INEC</cid>
<branch>Kommunikationsinformatik</branch>
<semester>6</semester>
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</curriculum_entry>
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<cid>MAB.4.2.6.4</cid>
<branch>Maschinenbau/Prozesstechnik</branch>
<semester>6</semester>
<mandatory_tag>Wahlpflichtfach</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>PIBWN11</cid>
<branch>Praktische Informatik</branch>
<semester>6</semester>
<mandatory_tag>Wahlpflichtfach</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>PIB-INEC</cid>
<branch>Praktische Informatik</branch>
<semester>6</semester>
<mandatory_tag>Wahlpflichtfach</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>PIB-INEC</cid>
<branch>Praktische Informatik</branch>
<semester>6</semester>
<mandatory_tag>Wahlpflichtfach</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>TIB-INEC</cid>
<branch>Technische Informatik</branch>
<semester>6</semester>
<mandatory_tag>Wahlpflichtfach</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
</curriculum>
<workload>
Die Präsenzzeit dieses Moduls umfasst bei 15 Semesterwochen 60 Veranstaltungsstunden (= 45 Zeitstunden). Der Gesamtaufwand des Moduls beträgt bei 5 Creditpoints 150 Stunden (30 Stunden/ECTS Punkt). Daher stehen für die Vor- und Nachbereitung der Veranstaltung zusammen mit der Prüfungsvorbereitung 105 Stunden zur Verfügung.
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<prerequisites>
</prerequisites>
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</prerequisitesfor>
<convenor>Prof. Steven Frysinger</convenor>
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<lecturers>
<lecturer>Prof. Steven Frysinger</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>sf</lecturer-person-key>
</lecturers>
<objectives>The students will be able to:
- Define environmental science and describe the key environmental challenges presented by industrial society;
- Define industrial ecology and explain the metaphorical relationship between industrial systems and biological ecosystems;
- Interpret the “master equation” of industrial ecology and explain the role of technology in the pursuit of a more sustainable industrial society;
- Define and give examples of the concepts of Design for Environment and Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing;
- Provide a detailed explanation of the Life Cycle Assessment methodology and carry out such an assessment on a product/system;
- Discuss allocation of environmental loads to system components;
- Interpret the role of Life Cycle Assessment in environmental management decision-making.
</objectives>
<content>We will study the theoretical underpinnings of IE, examining briefly the biological metaphor for industrial ecosystems. We will also address various elements of practice which are associated with IE, especially Life Cycle Assessment and Design for Environment. Our goal is to better understand how industrial ecology can help us to evolve into a sustainable industrial society.
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<literature>GRAEDEL, T. E./ B. R. ALLENBY, B.R.: Industrial Ecology. Prentice Hall, 2003.
</literature>
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