MCC8102 Industrial Ecology

Industrial ecology studies the flow of material and energy through industrial systems and seeks to quantify the material flows and document the industrial processes that make modern society function. The course focuses on the impacts that industrial activities have on the environment, with use of the earth's supply of natural resources, and with problems of waste disposal. The course imparts an understanding of the emergent behavior of complex integrated human / natural systems through the examination of problems from multiple perspectives, involving aspects of sociology, the environment, economy and technology. It combines aspects of engineering, economics, sociology, toxicology and the natural sciences.

Learning Outcomes

Students should be able to use the analogy of natural systems to design sustainable industrial systems.