CEE 458: Sustainable Development(Elective Course for a BSEnvE 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 an environmental 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,
knowledge of fundamentals of water supply and resources, wastewater
management, hazardous waste management, and environmental and
occupational health,
understanding of fundamental concepts of waste minimization and
pollution prevention,
understanding of the roles of public institutions and private
organizations in environmental management,
