After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• list the most common methods for environmental assessment
• select an appropriate assessment method for a certain issue
• apply assessment methods in practice
• interpret and communicate obtained results
  

Subject will be taught in English

• The need for an evaluation of material flow systems
• risks and opportunities of evaluation
• presentation of the most relevant scientific and technical evaluation methods such as Life Cycle Assessment, "geogenic vs antropogenic"-approaches, Total Materials Requirement (TMR), Sustainable Process Index (SPI), Cost-Benefit Analysis, Exergy, Entropy, Risk Analysis
• analysis of shortcomings
• working on case studies covering the presented evaluation tools

• Lecture with discussions
• Exercises
• Question & answer to Exercises

For further questions concerning the lecture, please contact sara.neuburg@tuwien.ac.at

The presentation of the content and goals of our Master's courses for the summer semester 2024 will take place on March 5th, 2024 from 09-9:30 a.m. in the seminar room AC 02 – 1UIW (Karlsplatz 13, 2nd floor, staircase 5).

Participation in this presentation is not mandatory.

Assessment scheme for the online exam:
See “exam modalities”; no change by switching to online format

Required technical equipment for participation in the course and examination:
Device with internet access (notebook, PC, tablet, smartphone)

Certificate of achievement:
See “exam modalities”; no change by switching to online format

Zuordnung im Masterstudium Bauingenieurwesen (Studienkennzahl: 066 505):
Modul 2 der Vertiefungsrichtung Wasser & Ressourcen
Modul 3 der anderen Vertiefungsrichtungen

The grade is composed of the evaluation of the exercises (15 Points) and of the performance at the written exam (45 Points)

• Two assignments with focus on the application of specific methods to a waste management problem
• Points received from the exercises are only taken into account if the assignments were finished before the written exam
• Written exam (first possibility at the end of the lecture series)
• Insight into the completed exam is only possible with an appointment (E-Mail).

The presentation slides will be made available at TUWEL