CS4007 - Sustainable Design, Waste and Pollution Technology

[Offered in odd-numbered years]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Civil & Environmental Engineering

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 Outcomes

• develop problem identification, formulation and solution skills for multi-purpose projects;
• examine environmental management systems and audits and their applications;
• explain and apply the principles of sustainable development, planning and design;
• outline the theory and practice of environmental impact assessment;
• outline the theory and practice of noise and air pollution control;
• outline the theory and practice of solid and hazardous waste management.

Prerequisites:

CS2002 and EG1010

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Jega Jegatheesan
Lecturer:	Mr Ross Kapitzke.
Contact hours:	65 hours - Lectures, tutorials, demonstrations, practicals, site visits and/or seminars. Refer to Subject Outline for details.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.