CS4007:03
* Sustainable Design, Waste and Pollution Technology
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
39 hours lectures, 39 hours tutorials, demonstrations and practicals, seminars and site visits. Semester 2.
Environmental impact assessment, waste management and pollution control in the context of environmental management and sustainable development are standard. The following topics are covered:
Planning and design for sustainability – development and sustainability; project planning, design and implementation; problem solving, analysis and design.
Waste and pollution technology – solid waste management; hazardous waste management; air pollution; noise pollution.
Environmental impact assessment – introduction to EIA; policy and legislative base for environmental outcomes; impact assessment process.
Learning Objectives:
- explain and apply the principles of sustainable development, planning and design;
- develop problem identification, formulation and solution skills for multi-purpose projects;
- examine environmental management systems and audits and their applications;
- outline the theory and practice of solid and hazardous waste management;
- outline the theory and practice of noise and air pollution control;
- outline the theory and practice of environmental impact assessment.
Assessment by end-of-year examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).