Sustainable Resource and Material Management 永續資源與物質管理
Schedule: Fall 2010, Monday 2:20-4:20 p.m., Room 102

Instructor: 馬鴻文 (Office 314; Email: hwma@ntu.edu.tw)

Goal:
Understand material flows in the anthroposhere and in the environment
Analyze material flows driven by human activities
Link resource inputs, residual outputs, and environmental impact through consumption and production systems
Assess strategies of sustainable material and resource management at macro, meso, and micro levels

Format: Lecture, Presentation, Case discussion

Course Outline:
1. Introduction: Resources, materials, and the economy
2. Anthropogenic metabolism
3. Analyzing material flows: a tool for decision making
4. Macro-level MFA
5. Meso-level MFA
6. Micro-level MFA
7. Material flow and resource productivity indicators
8. International directives and regulations
9. Sustainable consumption and production strategies
10. Case studies

Grading Scheme:
Group case studies and presentations (60%), Term paper (25%), Class discussions (15%)

References:
OECD, 2008. Measuring material flows and resource productivity, Volume 1, 2, 3.