Environmental Management and Technology
| Title | Διαχείριση και Τεχνική Περιβάλλοντος / Environmental Management and Technology |
| Code | 07YC040 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Efstathios Oikonomou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600025759 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | Core Courses | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600312508
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600312508
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
- French (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography.
Learning Outcomes
After a successful examination in the course, students will be able to:
1. Understand the basic principles of sustainable development and circular economy.
2. Understand issues of natural resources economic evaluation.
3. Know the basic parameters of environmental management e.g. Life Cycle Assessment, Ecological Footprint, Environmental Management Systems, etc.
4. Know the basic principles in urban resilience against natural hazards.
5. Know how to identify the strong relation between urban planning, transport planning, sustainable mobility and quality of life in urban areas.
6. Know how to assess the targets of sustainable water resources management, and especially, at water security level.
7. Know the basic issues in solid wastes and wastewater management.
8. Know the basic principles of climate change and adaptation to it.
9. Know key issues in carrying capacity at several levels of economic development.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
Environmental management and aspects affecting it. Sustainable development and circular economy. Basic environmental parameters: protected areas, biodiversity - flora - fauna, meteorology, geology, water resources, atmosphere, soil, pollution, landscape, cultural environment, man-made (built) environment, noise. Ecotoxicology. Environmental management systems. Economic tools in environmental management: tools of environmental policy and economic evaluation of natural resources. Life cycle assessment. Cost-benefit assessment. Ecological footprint. Environmental Impact Assessment. Strategic Environmental Assessment. Urban resilience and natural hazards. Urban planning, sustainable mobility and urban quality of life. Water resources sustainable management. Solid wastes and wastewater sustainable management. Climate change and adaptation process. Carrying capacity and economic development. Environmental ethics.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
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 | 58 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 50 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Οι φοιτητές εξετάζονται γραπτά. Η γραπτή εξέταση περιλαμβάνει ερωτήσεις θεωρίας και άσκηση. Επίσης, οι φοιτητές παραδίδουν την ατομική τους εργασία, ηλεκτρονικά, και πριν την εξέταση του μαθήματος.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Διαχείριση Περιβάλλοντος, Sankar Ajith (2021), εκδ. Τζιόλας, ΚΩΔΙΚΟΣ ΕΥΔΟΞΟΥ: 86056487, ISBN: 978-960-418-854-3.
Additional bibliography for study
Διαχείριση και Τεχνική Περιβάλλοντος, Σημειώσεις, Ε.Κ. Οικονόμου
Εισαγωγή στη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη, Σημειώσεις, Γ. Γονιάδης και Μ. Λαμπρίδη
Περιβάλλον - Οικολογία, Σημειώσεις, Κ. Αμπελιώτης
Περιβάλλον και αειφόρος ανάπτυξη, Σημειώσεις, Β. Παναγιωτίδου
Περιβάλλον και βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη, Σημειώσεις, Σ. Τσιάρας και Α. Τσιρούκης
Βιώσιμες πόλεις: προσαρμογή και ανθεκτικότητα σε περιόδους κρίσης, Σημειώσεις, Α. Βιτοπούλου, Γ. Γεμενετζή, Α. Γιαννακού, Γ. Καυκαλάς, Α. Τασοπούλου
Οικονομικά του Περιβάλλοντος και των Υδατικών Πόρων, Σημειώσεις, Δ. Καλιαμπάκος και Δ. Δαμίγος
Οικονομική της Ενέργειας, Κλιματική Αλλαγή και Αειφόρος Ανάπτυξη, Σημειώσεις, Κ. Κουνέτας και Ν. Χατζησταμούλου
Τεχνική Προστασίας Περιβάλλοντος - Αρχές Αειφορίας, Σημειώσεις, Ν. Μουσιόπουλος, Λ. Ντζιαχρήστος και Θ. Σλίνη
Σχεδιασμός ανθεκτικών πόλεων, Σημειώσεις, Δ. Διμέλλη
Last Update
17-02-2025
