CP551_Sustainable_Development

CP551 Sustainable Development (Nov 2012 – Feb 2013)

last updated on March 07, 2013

“I really appreciate the thoroughness of your sustainable development curriculum. I will share that with some academic friends here.”

- Earnest A. Lowe / Indigo Development (www.indigodev.com)

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Timeline (modified on 13 Dec, 2012)

Class List (finalized on 04 Dec 2012) with information on Project Title (last updated at 22.30 on 10 Dec 2012)

Model questions (last updated in March 2013)

Past examination papers: Aug2005; May2008; Aug2009; Dec2009; May2010; Jan2011; Sept2011; Jan2012; Feb2012 (Makeup); June2012

Comments on the course content and delivery from Class2009, Class2010first and Class2010second

Course Materials (lecture & reference materials)

Sustainable Development Project (SDP) related Literature (last updated on 09 Dec 2012)

Guidelines for SDP Presentation Assessment Session and Defense (last updated on 09 Dec 2012)

Guidelines for SDP Final Report (last updated on 09 Dec 2012)

Guidelines for Energy related SDP to be presented in the class (last updated on 09 Dec 2012)

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Course material (lecture & reference materials):

Module 1 (delivered on 12 Nov 2012; all materials have been updated):

Components of sustainable development: environment, economy and society. Games and group discussions to introduce the need for sustainable development in today’s world.

Lecture materials	Part 1: Introduction	ppt
	Part 2: Unsustainable energy production and use	ppt
	Part 3: CO2 emissions, sustainable limit to CO2 emissions & CO2 emissions reduction options Sustainable Limit Calculations	ppt ppt
Reference Materials	'What is Sustainable Development (Goals, Indicators, Values, and Practice)?'	paper
	'Does Rio+20 Assure a Sustainable Future?’ R. Shanthini, Economic Review, June/July 2012: 39-43	pdf scanned
	'Making Sense and Making Money' for a very interesting reading on creative ideas implemented worldwide	paper
	A very interesting talk on 'Can podcars be driven by solar energy?', delivered by Ron Swenson at The Podcar City, Uppsala, Sweden on October 2, 2007	ppt video

Module 2 (delivered on 19 Nov 2012; all materials have been updated):

Concepts of economic development and human development. Economic development indices and their critique. Human development index and its critique. Discussion on sustainable development indices.

Lecture Materials	Economic, human and sustainable development Indices	ppt
Reference Materials	'Measuring the Immeasurable: A Survey of Sustainability Indices'	paper
	'Measuring sustainable development — Nation by nation' for more on Human Development Index and Ecological Footprint	paper
	'Carbon dioxide emissions laden economic and human development, will it go away making room for sustainable development?' R. Shanthini, Chapter 10 (pp. 212-237) in Global Environment: Problems and Policies, Volume 3, eds.: Gupta, K.R., Jankowska, M.A., Bosselmann, K. and Maiti, P. Published in 2008 by Atlantic Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 288 pages. ISBN 978-81-269-0847-9.	paper
	Keynote Lecture in the pure sciences track of the Jaffna University International Research Conference – 2012, University of Jaffna; held on 20-21 July 2012	ppt

Module 3 (partly delivered on 03 Dec 2012):

Group discussion on economic development, and the impact on public health and environment.

Module 4 (partly delivered on 03 Dec 2012):

Group discussion on climate change and development, and other environmental and ecological related issues in today’s world.

Reference

Material

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Findings

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animated ppt

Module 5 (delivered on 10 Dec 2012; all materials have been updated):

Science, technology, innovations and sustainable development.

Lecture Materials	Part 1: Introduction to Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development	ppt
	Part 2: Sustainablility, Radical Resource Productivity, Whole System Design, and Biomimicry	ppt
	Part 3: Green Chemistry, Green Engineering, Earth Systems Engineering and Green Nanotechnology (will not go into details)	ppt
Worked Examples on Whole System Design	Unit 6: Industrial Pumping Systems (on ppt)	Worked Ex. 1 with Appendices
	Unit 7: Passenger Vehicles	Worked Ex. 2
	Unit 8: Electronic and Computer Systems	Worked Ex. 3
	Unit 9: Temperature Control of Buildings	Worked Ex. 4
	Unit 10: Domestic Water Systems	Worked Ex. 5
Reference Materials	A relaxed Look at Creativity	ppt
	A very interesting talk on 'Biomimicry', delivered by Janine Benyus	video
	'Green Nanotechnology: It's easier than you think', by Karen F. Schmidt	paper

Module 6 (all materials have been updated):

Energy and transport for economic development and human development, and their impact on sustainable development.

Lecture Materials	Part 1: Energy:	Introduction; Hydro; Solar (Part 01; Part 02); Wind (Part 01; Part 02); Biomass; Bioethanol; Biodiesel
	Part 2: Conventional and Microbial Fuel Cells; Energy Storage	Fuel Cells; Energy Storage
	Part 3: Transport	Part 01; Part 02
Sustainable Energy Solutions	Opportunities for Improving the Efficiency of Motor Systems		Lecture 3.1
	Opportunities for Improving the Efficiency of Boiler and Steam Distribution Systems		Lecture 3.2
	Energy Efficiency Improvements available through Co-Generation		Lecture 3.3
	Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in the Aluminium, Steel and Cement Sectors		Lecture 5.1
	Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Industries		Lecture 5.2
	Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in the IT Industry and Services Sector		Lecture 5.3
	Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in the Food Processing and Retail Sector		Lecture 6.2
Energy efficiency and Transport	Designing a Sustainable Transport Future		Lecture 8.1
	Integrated Approaches to Energy Efficiency and Alternative Transport Fuels – Passenger Vehicles		Lecture 8.2
	Integrated Approaches to Energy Efficiency and Alternative Transport Fuels – Trucking		Lecture 8.3
Reference materials	Life After the Oil Crash – a very informative reading on our energy future		website
	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on 'Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage'		Report
	Renewables Global Status Report - 2009 Update by the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century		Update
	The Rebound Effect		Report

Module 7 (all materials have been updated):

Industrial and service sector and their impact on sustainable development.

Lecture material	Industrial and service sectors and their impact on Sustainable Development	ppt
Reference Materials on Industrial Ecology	Functional industrial ecosystem, "The Industrial Symbiosis at Kalundborg, Denmark", by Jørgen Christensen, Consultant to the Symbiosis Institute, Kalundborg, Denmark	ppt
	"Uncovering" Industrial Symbiosis by M.R. Chertow in Journal of Industrial Ecology, Winter 2007, 11(1): 11-30	Paper
	Industrial Symbiosis in China: A Case Study of the Guitang Group by Q. Zhu, E.A. Lowe, Y. Wei, and D. Barnes in Journal of Industrial Ecology, Winter 2007, 11(1): 31-42	Paper
	A Spatial Analysis of Loop Closing Among Recycling, Remanufacturing, and Waste Treatment Firms in Texas by D.I. Lyons in Journal of Industrial Ecology, Winter 2007, 11(1): 43-54	Paper
	Industrial Symbiosis in the Australian Minerals Industry: The Cases of Kwinana and Gladstone by D. van Beers, G. Corder, A. Bossilkov, and R. van Berkel in Journal of Industrial Ecology, Winter 2007, 11(1): 55-72	Paper
Reference Materials on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)	The 1.7 kilogram microchip: Energy and material use in the production of semiconductor devices, by E.C. Williams, R.U. Ayres, and M. Heller in Environ. Sci. Technol., 2002, 36:5502-5510	Paper
	Comment on “The 1.7 kilogram microchip: Energy and material use in the production of semiconductor devices”, by F. Shadman and T.J. McManus in Environ. Sci. Technol., 2004, 38:1915	Paper
	Response to comment on “The 1.7 kilogram microchip: Energy and material use in the production of semiconductor devices”, by by E.C. Williams, R.U. Ayres, and M. Heller in Environ. Sci. Technol., 2004, 38:1916-1917	Paper

Module 8 (all materials have been updated):

Use of fertilizers and pesticides, green revolution and agricultural biotechnology in the agricultural sector, and their impact on sustainable development.

Lecture materials	Part 1: Use of fertilizers and pesticides and green revolution in the agricultural sector, and their impact on sustainable development	ppt
Lecture materials	Part 2: Agricultural biotechnology in the agricultural sector, and their impact on sustainable development	ppt
Reference materials	Transgenic crops: Implications for biodiversity and sustainable agriculture by M.A. Garcia and M.A. Altieri	Paper
Reference materials	Transgenic crops in Argentina and its hidden costs by W.A. Pengue. In Ortega, E. & Ulgiati, S. (editors): Proceedings of IV Biennial International Workshop “Advances in Energy Studies”. Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil. June 16-19, 2004. Pages 91-101	Paper

Module 9 (all materials have been updated):

Globalization and its impact on sustainable development.

Lecture materials	Introduction to globalization and the global action to promote sustainable development: UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and CDM	ppt
Lecture materials	Introduction to indices measuring globalization and its relation sustainability indices. Alternative world scenarios to achieve sustainability	ppt
Reference materials	Environment and Globalization: Five Propositions. 2007. A. Najam, D. Runnalls and M. Halle, International Institute for Sustainable Development.	Paper
	What is Globalization? a presentation by Ritva Kivikkokangas-Sandgren, Spring 2005	ppt
	Kyoto Protocol and the CDM	ppt
	The UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and an Introduction to CDM by Joyceline A. Goco (Head, IACCC Secretariat)	ppt

Module 10:

Information and communication technology and its impact on sustainable development.

Guidelines for SDP Final Presentation for Assessment and Defense Session:

Session time: to be finalized in consultation with the students

Time allocation for each presentation: 08 - 10 minutes to present and 05 minutes to defend

Content of the presentation:

Detailed description of the unsustainable system considered in the literature (or by the student)	max of 3 marks
Recommendations made in the literature (or by the student) to enhance the sustainability of the system considered	max. of 3 marks
Critical analysis on the recommended system from sustainable development point of view	max. of 4 marks

Defense of the presentation:

Ability to defend the questions asked on the presentation

max. of 10 marks

Marks assigned: Maximum of 20 marks

Guidelines for SDP Final Report:

Content of the final report:

Report must contain the following in point form:

Detailed description of the economically, ecologically and socially unsustainable features of the system considered in the literature (or by the student)	max of 6 marks
Recommendations made in the literature (or by the student) to enhance the sustainability of the system	max. of 10 marks
Critical discussion on the recommended system from sustainable development point of view considering the economical, ecological and social aspects of sustainable development	max. of 10 marks
List of references used written in standard format	max of 4 marks

Format of the final report: Format of the report is entirely of your choice. Your writing should be short and snappy (that is, to the point) and factual. Sentences must be properly formed with no spelling mistakes.

References used: A list of the resources used in preparing your report must be provided at the end of the report in formal referencing style. Harvard style is the most used format and you may find this URL handy: http://www.neilstoolbox.com/bibliography-creator/. Keep in mind that word to word reproduction of material available elsewhere will disqualify you in the CP551 project component.

Submission time: On or before 15 Feb 2012 (any delay would cost -2.5 marks per week)

Submission mode: A hardcopy of the SDP final report must be deposited in the letterbox of Prof. R. Shanthini AND a softcopy must be emailed to admin@rshanthini.com in *.pdf or *.doc (and NOT in *.docx or any other) format.

Marks assigned: Maximum of 30 marks

Guidelines for Energy related SDP:

Presentation: Presentation will be scheduled during class hours during which the student would convince the class the system proposed by him/her is a sustainable solution to energy crisis. Duration of the presentation must be finalized.

Content of the final report:

Report must contain the following:

Material presented in the class to convince the class the system proposed by him/her is a sustainable solution to energy crisis	max. of 30 marks
Clarifications to the questions asked by the class in the classroom and by writing by the coordinator	max. of 20 marks