The Outline of《Environment and Social Development》

1. Basic Teaching Information

Course Code：2333990011365		Course Title: Environment and Social Development
Faculty：School of Resource and Environmental Sciences		Targeted Student: Undergraduates
Course Credit：1		Lecture Hours：16 (consisted of16theoretical hours and0practical hours)
Course Leader：	Name: Chaoji Chen	E-mail: chenchaojili@whu.edu.cn
	Office:Room 211, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences	Mobile:
Course Staff：	Name: Hairong Cheng	E-mail: chenghr@whu.edu.cn
	Office: Room 304, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences	Mobile:
	Name: Yohanes Kristianto Nugroho/Liandong Zhu	E-mail: ykristiantonugroho@gmail.com
	Office: Room 304, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences	Mobile:
Course Staff：	Name: Jie Chen	E-mail: jiechen@whu.edu.cn
	Office: State key aboratory of water resources and hydropower engineering science	Mobile: 027-68772275
	Name: Erlantz Lizundia	E-mail: erlantz.liizundia@ehu.eus
	Office: Life Cycle Thinking Group, Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects	Mobile:
Course Type：General Course
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1. Course Introduction

   This course consists of five seminars in five closely related subjects:

(1) Climate Change

This seminar will introduce the following fouraspects: ①Thegreenhouse effect; ②Lethal 2 degrees Celsius;③ Evolution of the sustainability concept and sustainable development goals; ④ Future challenges and opportunities.

(2) Characteristics of complexAirPollution

This seminar will introduce the following fouraspects:①The definition of complex air pollution;②The source and chemical mechanism of complex air pollution;③The impact of complex air pollution;④How to control complex air pollution.

(3) Characteristics ofWaterPollution

This seminar will introduce the followingthreeaspects:①Water resources and human society development;②Water pollution;③Wastewater treatment.

(4) Polymers in a Circular Economy: Life cycle assessment for sustainable (bio)product development

The transition from conventional to environmentally sustainable polymeric materials and technologies urgently requires comprehensive works that evaluate their associated environmental impacts. This information, when disclosed in a transparent and comparable manner, enables making thorough choices on which choice is environmentally preferred. The environmental performance can be quantified by different means, where the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology holds a prevalent role givens its standardization. Obtained quantitative environmental impacts provide guidance toward optimization during (bio)product development, securing a long-term sustainability. Accordingly, this seminar will introduce the most relevant aspects to be considered when carrying out LCA studies. A Circular Economy perspective in the materials and chemicals sector will be included to frame the context. Besides, some of the well-recognized shortcomings of LCA, such as result comparability or scalability, will be discussed. The talk will result specially suitable for researchers and academia with interest in decoupling from fossil-carbon derived materials and chemicals.

(5) Digitization of Waste Supply Chain

This seminar will introduce the following fouraspects: ①Thedigitization of the waste industry including robotics; ②The internet of things;③Cloud computing;④artificial intelligence and data analytics.

1. The Allocation of Content and Lecture Hours

Content	Lecture Hours
Climate Change	4
Characteristics of Water Pollution	3
Characteristics of Complex Air Pollution	3
Digitization of Waste Supply Chain	3
Life cycle assessment for sustainable (bio)product development	3

1. Assessment Methods and Marking Criterion

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2. Textbooks and References

Not provided.