SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING)
| Title | ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ ΑΕΙΦΟΡΙΑΣ (ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ-ΑΡΧΕΣ ΑΕΙΦΟΡΙΑΣ) / SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING) |
| Code | 218 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Mechanical Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Christos Vlachokostas |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20000385 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Mechanical Engineering
Registered students: 158
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Design and Structures | Elective Courses belonging to the other | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Industrial Management | Elective Courses belonging to the other | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Class ID | 600171087
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600171087
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will:
- Understand the concept of sustainability and sustainable development
- Recognize sustainable and non sustainable practices
- Be able to utilize tools for the sustainability assessment
- Be able to integrate sustainability principles in the management of energy and environmental resources
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction – Principles of sustainability: History and definitions, Population growth and development limits, The “sustainability triangle” and main dilemmas, Intergenerational and intragenerational justice issues, Distribution of resources and sustainability, Global governance.
Natural resources and sustainability: Environmental pressures with focus on the role of energy, Climate change, the role of vegetation, Biodiversity, Water quality, Sustainability in the urban environment.
Sustainability and development: Characteristics of sustainable development, Globalisation impacts, Ecological Footprint, Ecoperformance and dematerialisation, Shift to a “Green” economy, Sustainability and corporate responsibility, Sustainability assessment techniques: The DPSIR framework, sustainability indicators.
Air pollution: Source-receptor relationships in different scales, From emission to exposure and its impacts. Protocols and associated regulations. Cost allocation for pollution control schemes.
Air pollution reduction: Pollution control and mitigation, Waste gas treatment for gaseous and particulate pollutants, CO2 emission reduction.
Sustainability in energy production: Conventional sources, renewable sources, International environment and the situation of Greece.
Sustainability in energy consumption: Buildings, Transport.
Product end-of-life approaches: Reuse and recycling, energy utilization, Reverse logistics issues.
Lifecycle analysis: General approach of LCA, Indicator design through LCA, LCA in transport: Well-to-wheel.
Environmental management tools: ISO, EMAS, Eco Label. Integrated product policy: The consumer’s role, Successful examples. Risk assessment and management: Risk and decision making, Risk quantification.
Keywords
sustainability, sustainable development, environment, energy, integrated management, corporate responsibility
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Video and image projection with the use of a beamer.
Course management through the eclass web application.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 90 | 3 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | 1.3 | |||
| Tutorial | 18 | 0.6 | |||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Ι. The final score is the result of the oral exam for the semester non-obligatory project that the students have to carry out and the semester final exams, using the formula 0,2*Oral Examination+0,8*Final exams (Condition: 50% success in final examination).
II. Final score equals the score of the final examination.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Μουσιόπουλος Νικόλαος, Ντζιαχρήστος Λεωνίδας, Σλίνη Θεοδώρα, 2016. Τεχνική Προστασίας Περιβάλλοντος - Αρχές Αειφορίας. Ελληνικά Ακαδημαϊκά Ηλεκτρονικά Συγγράμματα και Βοηθήματα. Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο: 320064
2. Munier, N. 2005. Introduction to Sustainability – Road to a better future. Springer. Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο : 170113.
Additional bibliography for study
1. Meadows Donella, Randers Jorgen, Meadows Dennis. “Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2004.
2. Ellen M. van Bueren (Editor), Hein van Bohemen (Editor), Laure Itard (Editor), Henk Visscher (Editor), Sustainable Urban Environments: Ecosystem Approach, Springer; 2012 edition.
3. GEA Writing team, Global Energy Assessment: Toward a Sustainable Future, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Last Update
22-11-2016
