Content (Syllabus outline)
Sustainable development and environmental management:
-factors of sustainable development and complexicity of reaching its goals;
-techniques and tools of modern environmental management and its application to practice (international standards and legislation).
Environmental aspects of raw-materials, materials and energy management:
-material and energy balance of business/production processes (industrial metabolism);
-environmental impact of selected technological processes and possibilities of its minimisation;
-technology and tools for resource efficient production (energy management);
-opportunities and risks of selected sollutions for more efficient resource exploitation.
Waste management:
-integral approach to waste management;
-feasibility and limits of materials and energy recycling;
-integrated waste management and energy production efficiency indicators.
Learning and teaching methods
• lectures
• audio-visual presentations
• case studies
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Development of Knowledge and Understanding
• Understanding of interrelations and connections between technology, environmental protection and economy.
• Understanding of the significance of technology development as an important and influential strategic factor.
• Ability to understand and use the analytical tools of environmental management and environmental protection integration.
• Knowledge about environmental management and entrepreneurial environmental protection.
• Understanding of impacts of business decisions on the environment (causeconsequence dependence)
• Understanding of the significance of environmental aspects in production as a long-term trend of modern economy.
Cognitive and Intelectual Skills
Analysis: with critical awareness, can undertake analysis, managing complexity, incompleteness of data or contradictions in the areas of knowledge
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Key / Transferable Skills
• Ability to analyse problems and find
solutions in a multidisciplinary way.
• Better judgement and consequently, more
efficient integration of knowledge acquired
into business decisions.
• Efficient team work.
Practical Skills
Application of skills: can operate in complex and unpredictable contexts. Has overview of the issues governing good practice
Autonomy in skill use: can act in a professional capacity for self / others, with responsibility and largely autonomously and with initiative in complex and unpredictable situations
Technical expertise: has a certain technical mastery regarding environmental issues, performs smoothly with precision and effectiveness; can adapt skills and design or develop new skills / procedures for new situations.
Readings
Denac M.: Trajnostno gospodarjenje in podjetniško varstvo okolja. Kompendij, zbrano gradivo (temeljno in dopolnilno), 2014.
Dodatni viri:
? W.R.Blackburn (2008), The sustainability Handbook. The complete management guide to achieving social, economic and environmental responsibility. Earthscan, UK.
? Atkinson G., Dietz S., Neumayer E. (2007). Handbook of Sustainable Development. Edgar Elgar, Cheltenham etc.
? Klemmensen B. (2007). Environmental policy: Legal and economic instruments. Book 1 in a series on Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala.
? Nilson L. (2007). Cleaner production: Technologies and tools for resource efficient production. Book 2 in a series on Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala.
? Weiss P., Bentlage J. (2006). Environmental management systems and certification. Book 4 in a series on Environmental Management. Baltic University Press, Uppsala.
? A.von Gleich in drugi (ur.): Sustainable Metals Management, Springer, 2006.
? Lund H. (2010). Renewable energy systems. The choice and modeling of 100% renewable solutions. Elsevier, Amsterdam etc.
? Worrell E., Reuter M.A.(2014). Handbook of recycling: state-of-the-art for practitioners, analysts, and scientists, Elsevier, Amsterdam etc.
Additional information on implementation and assessment 40% - project presentation and defence
60% - written examination
Positive grade of project presentation and defence is a prerequisite for accession to the examination.
