CEE 458: Sustainable Development(Elective course for a BSCE degree)
An overview of social, economical, technical, and environmental aspects
of regional, national, and international efforts to achieve sustainable
development. Discussion of the integration of industrial activity and
ecological concerns utilizing principles of zero emissions, pollution
prevention, and design for the environment.
Prerequisite
None
Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material
Principles of Sustainable Development, by F. Douglas Muschett,
ed., St. Lucie Press, (1997).
Beyond Growth: Economics of Sustainable Development, H.
E. Daly, ed., St. Lucie Press (1997).
Reuniting Economy and Ecology, by R. Beaton and C.
Maser, Lewis Publishers (1999).
Extensive use of supplementary materials which serve as an additional
text for the course.
Course Objectives
Students completing this course successfully will be able to
become familiar with:
principles of sustainable development and measuring the effects of sustainable
alternatives,
understand concepts of smart growth, pollution prevention, and the importance of
global issues and concerns,
environmental management systems, environmental indicators, and economics of
sustainable development,
global infrastructure, role of International Organizations and review of world-
wide cooperation efforts,
green technology, industrial ecology, and life-cycle analysis concepts,
the roles of brownfields and wetlands,
energy conservation and resource management,
eco-industrial parks and resources.
Topics Covered
Sustainable development and measuring effects of sustainable alternatives. (3 hours)
Pollution prevention and smart growth. (3 hours)
Identifying Opportunities and Analyzing Alternatives. (4 hours)
Challenges of sustainable development; International Issues, Policies and Practices. (6
hours)
Addressing the challenges such as proactive environment management, program
economic assessment and environmental indicators. (6 hours)
Economics of sustainable development. (6 hours)
Environmental management systems, green industry, industrial ecology and smart
developments. (6 hours)
Integration of industrial activities and ecological concerns. (6 hours)
Eco-industrial parks-resources/free trade/religion/carrying capacity, and engineering
ethics. (3 hours)
Class/Laboratory Schedule
One 50 minute televised lecture session per week, web based class
Computer Applications
None
Laboratory projects
None
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits
Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
This course will enhance the student's
ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil
engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria,
ability to present ideas and technical material to diverse audiences in writing,
visually, and verbally,
ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global
context,
knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
