ENV560: Environmental Technology for Sustainable Development

This unit aims to provide a broad overview of technology for sustainable development, and the necessary understanding for evaluating and selecting technology appropriate for specific situations. It explores the production, use and application of renewable resources, and considers technology in the area of food production, water, wastes, shelter, energy, transport and materials production. The unit covers technologies for environmentally sound development relevant to developing countries, isolated communities, and urban villages, drawing on case studies from various parts of the world.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; workshops: 2 hours per week or equivalent.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in a honours or postgraduate level course. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Notes	Graduate, Postgraduate and Honours students should enrol in the higher-level code for this unit except where the course structure states otherwise.
School	School of Environmental Science
Unit Coordinator	Dr Martin Anda Position: Lect/Senior Lecturer E-mail: M.Anda@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Environmental Science Room 2.053 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6123
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Martin Anda Lect/Senior Lecturer (M.Anda@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6123 Murdoch Campus Environmental Science Room 2.053 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)