Solid Waste Management
| Title | Διαχείριση Στερεών Αποβλήτων / Solid Waste Management |
| Code | 09EC085 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Efstathios Oikonomou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024675 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Earth Observation using Geodetic Methods | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Construction Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Cadastre and Land Management | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Cartography and Geographical Analysis | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Planning and Management of Transportation Infrastructure and Systems | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Water Resources, Environment and Engineering Works | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600255118
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600255118
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
- French (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By attending the class, students will be able to:
1. Understand all basic ideas related to solid wastes (source, types, physical characteristics, chemical components, calorific value, etc.).
2. Know the basic waste management systems (generation rate, selection at source, transfer, treatment, etc.).
3. Understand the different treatment methods (sanitary landfills, energy production, recycling, reuse, etc.).
4. Identify best management practices according to European and National targets, related to solid waste management.
5. Know issues on landfills sustainable rehabilitation, and site selection criteria for sanitary landfills.
6. Know aspects of circular economy related to solid waste management.
7. Understand crucial parameters on sustainable development, consumerism and sustainable solid waste management.
8. Know how to participate in public participation and awareness efforts for sustainable solid waste management.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Sustainable development, consumerism, sustainable waste management, waste hierarchy. Prevention - minimization, reuse, recycling, energy recovery, disposal. Sources and types of wastes. Physical characteristics, chemical composition, calorific value. Waste generation rate. Waste collection strategy. Separate collection and door-to-door collection. Parameters for waste collection management. Waste collection issues in cities, rural areas, villages, and touristic areas and towns. Waste transfer stations. Recyclable Materials Collection Centers. Waste Treatment Centers. Alternative fuel production (RDF). Composting. Landfilling. Mechanical-biological waste treatment. Thermal waste treatment. Waste Separation. Waste splitting. Criteria and methodology in sanitary landfilling. Sanitary Landfills monitoring. National Solid Waste Management Plan. Regional and Local Solid Waste Management Plans. National Hazardous Solid Waste Management. National Waste Prevention Program. Circular Economy on Solid Waste Management. Legislation.
Keywords
Sustainable National Solid Waste Management. Circular Economy. Prevention reuse, recycling, energy recovery, disposal.
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 Communication with Students
Description
Powerpoint presentations, photos and videos. Communication with students by e-mail, by using the system faculty.auth.gr, by using social media team and cloud application.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 78 | ||||
| Written assigments | 30 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students are examined in an oral exam, while they present their project.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Διαχείριση Στερεών Αποβλήτων» των Αθ. Κούγκολου & Χ. Εμμανουήλ ISBN: 978-960-418-869-7, 1η έκδοση, 2020, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Α.Τζιόλα & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 94688996
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις Διαχείρισης Στερεών Αποβλήτων, Ε.Κ. Οικονόμου
Έκθεση Αξιολόγησης Διαχειριστικής Επάρκειας Φορέων Διαχείρισης Στερεών Αποβλήτων, Ρυθμιστική Αρχή Αποβλήτων, Ενέργειας και Υδάτων
Διαχείριση στερεών αποβλήτων - Σημειώσεις, Ε. Νταρακάς
Last Update
15-02-2025
