| CODE | MEC4400 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Environmental Engineering | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mechanical Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is an introduction to environmental engineering. The study-unit introduces the student to the major environmental issues and related topics such as sustainable development, energy and air emissions, renewable energy, energy conservation and efficiency, climate change, water pollution, water conservation, waste, recycling, noise, etc. Technical solutions to deal with environmental problems are presented. The study-unit also covers management tools such as eco-design, life cycle assessment, environmental management systems, environmental impact assessment and audits. Students are introduced to relevant EU directives and regulations, and local environmental legislation. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are to introduce the student to the environmental issues being faced today by society and to present the student with the relevant technical, managerial and legislative tools to deal with these problems. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the major environmental problems affecting society; - Analyse the cause of an environmental problem; - Describe the environmental impact assessment methodology; - Explain what is required to implement environmental management systems and audits; - List environmental legislation. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Given an environmental problem, the student will be able to: - Establish the parameters that characterises the environmental problem; - Find any relevant legislation; - Propose a technical solution; - Given a product, the student should be able to carry out a reduced (simplified) life cycle assessment; - The student will be able to search for and find the relevant legislation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science: Pearson New International Edition (Updated Edition) by Gilbert M. Masters, Wendell P. Ela. Pearson Education, 3rd Edition (2015). ISBN 978-1292025759. - Introduction to Environmental Engineering (McGraw-Hill Series in Civil and Environmental Engineering) by Mackenzie Davis, David Cornwell. McGraw Hill, 5th Edition (2012). ISBN 978-0073401140. Other reading material, such as relevant national documents and EU Directives and Regulations, is indicated during the lectures and cannot be listed here as it is constantly updated. (available on line from government and EU websites) . |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jean-Paul Mollicone Paul Refalo |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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