Systems Perspectives on Industrial Ecology
Lecture Notes
This page presents notes for some of the lecture sessions.
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LECTURE NOTES |
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1 |
Introduction |
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Part 1: Views on Industrial Ecology |
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What is Industrial Ecology? |
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Environmental Paradigm |
(PDF) |
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4 |
Sustainability: Concepts and Metrics |
(PDF) |
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5 |
Resource Economics |
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6 |
Resource Economics (cont.) |
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7 |
Resource Econ Group Presentations |
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Part 2: LCA: Method Basics |
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Life-cycle Assessment - Overview |
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9 |
Using the Software |
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LCA - Scope |
(PDF) |
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LCA - Inventory |
(PDF) |
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12 |
LCA - Inventory Allocation |
(PDF) |
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13 |
LCA - Recycling |
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Materials Flow Analysis |
(PDF) |
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Part 3: Environmental Evaluation and Advanced Methods |
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Overview of Case 2 |
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LCA - Impact Assessment - EPS |
(PDF) |
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17 |
LCA - Impact Assessment - EcoPoints |
(PDF) |
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18 |
LCA Research |
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Case 1 Presentations |
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Part 4: Aggregate Materials Flows |
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National Materials Flows |
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21 |
Material Flow Case Study |
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Part 5: Environmental Policy Strategies |
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Environmental Policy Making (Part 1) |
(PDF) |
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Environmental Policy Making (Part 2) |
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Industrial Ecology Research @ MIT |
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25 |
Final Presentations |
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Assignments
This page gives brief descriptions of the homework assignments and case study projects.
Assignments
Assignment 1: One Page Definition Paper (PDF)
Assignment 2: Short Presentation on Selected Paradigm (PDF)
Assignment 3: Short Presentation Defending Perspective of Either Weak or Strong Sustainability (PDF)
Assignment 4: Defining Goals and Scope (PDF)
Case Studies
Case 1: LCA of a Product (PDF)
Case 2: LC Impact of System Changes (PDF)