Course Outline / Environmental Sustainability
(I) Environmental Sustainability
The Southeast Asia region and developing countries are subject to a very complex pollution scenario, especially in terms of air pollution and atmospheric chemistry, due to a large number and wide variety of emission sources and varying ambient (e.g., meteorological) conditions. Specifically, the region has seen fast and large economic growth over the previous few decades, while environmental impacts were largely disregarded. Consequently, the urban areas, especially the string of cities situated along the coastlines (from southern China down to the Malay Peninsula), have been severely impacted by the multitude of anthropogenic emissions, such as from traffic, power generation, and industry. Aside from characterizing and quantifying the various emission source strengths, it is of crucial importance to better understand the ambient chemical and physical processes and the method to remote sensing and monitoring. Through these introductions and learning, the trainees can understand the meaning of environmental sustainability.
Subject
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Time
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Subject Description
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Introduction to Global Environmental Change
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3 hrs
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The course will briefly introduce composition of environmental media, the most important chemical reactions in the gas and aqueous phase, and the various types of pollutions. The impact of global climate change on environmental quality will be introduced, with an emphasis on anthropogenic influence. |
Green Technology
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3 hrs
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The course will briefly introduce the fundamental concept of environmental technology and green chemistry. The application of green chemistry to the environmental technology will be addressed and emphasized to elucidate the environmental green technology. |
Fate and Transport of Chemicals
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3 hrs
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This course will introduce the basic concepts of chemical mass and concentration, mass balance and chemical distribution among phases. This would help trainees to understand the formation pathways of pollutants and their impacts on environmental sustainability. |
Industrial Sustainable Development
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3 hrs
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The course will briefly explain the planning and evaluation method for urbanization. The mass balance of carbon foot print in urban will be introduced. |
Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering
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3 hrs
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This course will emphasis the importance of life cycle assessment and industrial ecology on the sustainability of environment. |
