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Prospective Environmental Assessments
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:29:48
Abstract
This lecture deals with prospective assessments of emerging technologies as well as with the assessment of long-term environmental impact caused by today's activities.
Objective
-Aquiring knowledge about prospective environmental asessements, including scenario analysis techniques, prospective emission models, dynamic MFA and LCA -Ability to properly plan and conduct prospective environmental assessment studies, either on emerging technologies or on technical processes that cause long-term environmental impacts. -Being aware of the uncertainties involved in prospective studies. -Getting to know measures to prevent long-term emissions or impact in case studies (MSWI bottom ash landfills, nuclear landfills) -Knowing the arguments in favor and against a temporally diffentiated weighting of environmental impacts (discounting)
Content
- Scenario analysis - Long-term performance of landfills and mine tailings - Technical measures to prevent long-term emissions - Nuclear wastes - Dynamic material flow analysis - Temporal differentiation in LCA - Assessment of future and present environmental impact - Case studies (nanotechnology, waste and landfills, energy)
Resources
Lecture Notes
Lecture slides and further documents will be made available in the lecture
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- DR , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- oral 20 minutes
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Prospective Environmental Assessments |
|
2 h weekly |