Methods for sustainability assessment
10.0 ECTS creditsModule I Environmental assessment:
(a) Materials Flow Analysis (MFA)
1. Analysis, evaluation and design of anthropogenic systems (companies, cities, countries, the world)
2. Use materials flow analysis to:
- predict changes in the system regarding demand and emissions
- interpret changes regarding the consequences for the environment, resource protection, employment rate or geopolitical conditions
- identify possibilities to change systems in the desired direction
3. Terminologies of system definition, choice of indicators, vulnerability analysis, data harmonisation, dynamic modelling
4. MFA as precursor to LCA (Life Cycle Analysis)
b) Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
1. Modelling of different environmental effects of products and services (for example climate change, toxicity, land use, and so on)
2. Use of different methods for environmental assessment
Module II Socioeconomic analysis:
(a) Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
1. Cost categories, income categories, current value calculations, discounts and their importance
2. Differences in setting repayment periods pertaining to projects based on current value, introducing environment costs to integrate environmental and economic aspects in decision-making
(b) Social Life Cycle Analysis (S-LCA)
1. Introduction to S-LCA methodology
2. Criteria and indicators
3. Case studies in the literature
Module III Group project:
Students apply the theories of the first two modules and work in groups with an assigned project. Project content can be adjusted to departmental research, industrial examples or students' own choices.
(a) Materials Flow Analysis (MFA)
1. Analysis, evaluation and design of anthropogenic systems (companies, cities, countries, the world)
2. Use materials flow analysis to:
- predict changes in the system regarding demand and emissions
- interpret changes regarding the consequences for the environment, resource protection, employment rate or geopolitical conditions
- identify possibilities to change systems in the desired direction
3. Terminologies of system definition, choice of indicators, vulnerability analysis, data harmonisation, dynamic modelling
4. MFA as precursor to LCA (Life Cycle Analysis)
b) Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
1. Modelling of different environmental effects of products and services (for example climate change, toxicity, land use, and so on)
2. Use of different methods for environmental assessment
Module II Socioeconomic analysis:
(a) Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
1. Cost categories, income categories, current value calculations, discounts and their importance
2. Differences in setting repayment periods pertaining to projects based on current value, introducing environment costs to integrate environmental and economic aspects in decision-making
(b) Social Life Cycle Analysis (S-LCA)
1. Introduction to S-LCA methodology
2. Criteria and indicators
3. Case studies in the literature
Module III Group project:
Students apply the theories of the first two modules and work in groups with an assigned project. Project content can be adjusted to departmental research, industrial examples or students' own choices.
Progressive specialisation:
A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Master's level
Admission requirements:
Upper secondary level Swedish 3 or Swedish as a second language 3 and English 6
Programme students: 75 ECTS credits of completed courses in the Energy and environmental engineering programme (Bachelor or Master) or admission to the Master programme in Energy and environmental engineering towards a Master degree
Non-programme students: 90 ECTS credits of completed courses, including at least 15 ECTS credits in energy engineering and at least 15 ECTS credits in mathematics, or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Master of Science in Energy and Environmental Engineering (studied during year 4)
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management (studied during year 3)
- Master of Science in Engineering, Degree Programme in Environmental and Energy Engineering (studied during year 1)