CEE 458
Sustainable Development


Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kaufman Hall Room 135
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0241, USA
Tel) (757) 683-3753
Fax) (757) 683-5354

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kaufman Hall Room 135
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0241, USA
Tel) (757) 683-3753
Fax) (757) 683-5354

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Course Description
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
  1. Principles of Sustainable Development, by F. Douglas Muschett, ed., St. Lucie Press, (1997).
  2. Beyond Growth: Economics of Sustainable Development, H. E. Daly, ed., St. Lucie Press (1997).
  3. 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:
  1. principles of sustainable development and measuring the effects of sustainable alternatives,
  2. understand concepts of smart growth, pollution prevention, and the importance of global issues and concerns,
  3. environmental management systems, environmental indicators, and economics of sustainable development,
  4. global infrastructure, role of International Organizations and review of world- wide cooperation efforts,
  5. green technology, industrial ecology, and life-cycle analysis concepts,
  6. the roles of brownfields and wetlands,
  7. energy conservation and resource management,
  8. eco-industrial parks and resources.
Topics Covered
  1. Sustainable development and measuring effects of sustainable alternatives. (3 hours)
  2. Pollution prevention and smart growth. (3 hours)
  3. Identifying Opportunities and Analyzing Alternatives. (4 hours)
  4. Challenges of sustainable development; International Issues, Policies and Practices. (6 hours)
  5. Addressing the challenges such as proactive environment management, program economic assessment and environmental indicators. (6 hours)
  6. Economics of sustainable development. (6 hours)
  7. Environmental management systems, green industry, industrial ecology and smart developments. (6 hours)
  8. Integration of industrial activities and ecological concerns. (6 hours)
  9. 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

  1. ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design an environmental engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria,
  2. ability to present ideas and technical material to diverse audiences in writing, visually, and verbally,
  3. ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global context,
  4. knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
  5. knowledge of fundamentals of water supply and resources, wastewater management, hazardous waste management, and environmental and occupational health,
  6. understanding of fundamental concepts of waste minimization and pollution prevention,
  7. understanding of the roles of public institutions and private organizations in environmental management,
Prepared by
Mujde Erten-Unal <munal@odu.edu>
Date of Preparation
April 14, 2003