After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• list the most common methods for environmental assessment
• select an appropriate assessment method for a certain issue
• apply assessment methods in practice
• interpret and communicate obtained results
  

Subject will be taught in English

• The need for an evaluation of material flow systems
• risks and opportunities of evaluation
• presentation of the most relevant scientific and technical evaluation methods such as Life Cycle Assessment, "geogenic vs antropogenic"-approaches, Total Materials Requirement (TMR), Sustainable Process Index (SPI), Cost-Benefit Analysis, Exergy, Entropy, Risk Analysis
• analysis of shortcomings
• working on case studies covering the presented evaluation tools

• Lecture with discussions
• Exercises
• Question & answer to Exercises

For further questions concerning the lecture, please contact stefan.spacek@tuwien.ac.at

The presentation of our courses for the summer term 2020 will take place on March 3, 2020 at 09:30, lecture room AD0117, (Entrance Resselgassse 3, via ramp to staircase 5, 1st floor).
Participation is not mandatory.

Zuordnung im Masterstudium Bauingenieurwesen (Studienkennzahl: 066 505):
Modul 2 der Vertiefungsrichtung Wasser & Ressourcen
Modul 3 der anderen Vertiefungsrichtungen

• The grade is composed of the evaluation of the exercises (30 Points) and of the performance at the final exam (50 Points).
• Exercises: 2 assignments which focus on the application of specific methods to a waste management problem.
• Written exam (first possibility at the end of the lecture series)
• Insight into the completed exam is only possible with an appointment (E-Mail).