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| [[Chem321:Unit 1|Unit 1]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 1|Unit 1]] | ||
| What is sustainability? What is sustainable development?<br/>Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability.<br/>Current environmental problems | | What is sustainability? What is sustainable development?<br/>Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability.<br/>Current environmental problems | ||
| − | | | + | | Hill Ch. 1<br/>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2002/disposable_planet/ BBC, "Disposable Planet"] |
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| [[Chem 321:Week of May 30, 2011|June 2-3]] | | [[Chem 321:Week of May 30, 2011|June 2-3]] | ||
| − | | | + | | [[Chem321:Unit 2|Unit 2]] |
| <br/>Economic & political aspects | | <br/>Economic & political aspects | ||
| − | | | + | | Hill Ch. 1, Lewis reading |
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| [[Chem 321:Week of June 6, 2011|June 6-7 ]] | | [[Chem 321:Week of June 6, 2011|June 6-7 ]] | ||
| − | | | + | | [[Chem321:Unit 3|Unit 3]] |
| Thermodynamics. The role of science and technology | | Thermodynamics. The role of science and technology | ||
| − | | | + | | Hill Ch. 2<br/>[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=166181 Clark & Dickson reading] |
| [[Chem321:Problem Set 1|Problem Set 1]] due | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 1|Problem Set 1]] due | ||
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of June 6, 2011|June 8- | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of June 6, 2011|June 8-10]] |
| − | | | + | | [[Chem321:Unit 4|Unit 4]] |
| − | | | + | | Business and sustainability, <br/>uses of technology, manufacturing |
| − | | | + | | <br/>[http://webproxy.potsdam.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VFX-4GDSDV6-1&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2006&_rdoc=4&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%236022%232006%23999859984%23627189%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=6022&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=18&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=ef468e4ccb78fea8448527b1b9d69918 van Nes & Cramer (part)] |
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| − | | [[Chem 321:Week of June 13, 2011|June | + | | [[Chem 321:Week of June 13, 2011|June 13]] |
| [[Chem321:Unit 5|Unit 5]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 5|Unit 5]] | ||
| − | | | + | | Consumption |
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| [[Chem321:Problem Set 2|Problem Set 2]] due | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 2|Problem Set 2]] due | ||
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| [[Chem 321:Week of June 13, 2011|June 14]] | | [[Chem 321:Week of June 13, 2011|June 14]] | ||
| [[Chem321:Unit 6|Unit 6]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 6|Unit 6]] | ||
| − | | | + | | Impacts, carbon footprints,<br/>waste management & reduction |
| − | | | + | | Hill Ch. 5 |
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| [[Chem321:Unit 7|Unit 7]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 7|Unit 7]] | ||
| Energy | | Energy | ||
| − | | | + | | [http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/vision.pdf RCRA vision statement] |
| [[Chem321:Problem Set 3|Problem Set 3]] due | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 3|Problem Set 3]] due | ||
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| [[Chem 321:Week of June 20, 2011|June 17,20 |]] | | [[Chem 321:Week of June 20, 2011|June 17,20 |]] | ||
| [[Chem321:Unit 8|Unit 8]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 8|Unit 8]] | ||
| − | | | + | | Material resources and mining, chemicals |
| − | | | + | | Hill Ch. 3, 7 |
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| [[Chem 321:Week of June 20, 2011|June 21]] | | [[Chem 321:Week of June 20, 2011|June 21]] | ||
| [[Chem321:Unit 9|Unit 9]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 9|Unit 9]] | ||
| − | | | + | | Forestry, food & agriculture |
| − | | | + | | Hill Ch. 8 |
| First draft of<br/>case presentations due | | First draft of<br/>case presentations due | ||
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| [[Chem321:Unit 10|Unit 10]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 10|Unit 10]] | ||
| Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 | | Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 | ||
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| Final draft of<br/>case presentations due | | Final draft of<br/>case presentations due | ||
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| [[Chem 321:Week of June 27, 2011|June 24,27]] | | [[Chem 321:Week of June 27, 2011|June 24,27]] | ||
| [[Chem321:Unit 11|Unit 11]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 11|Unit 11]] | ||
| − | | | + | | Ecologic, green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing |
| − | | | + | | Hill Ch. 6<br/>Anastas & Warner article, |
| [[Chem321:Problem Set 5|Problem Set 5]] due | | [[Chem321:Problem Set 5|Problem Set 5]] due | ||
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| [[Chem321:Unit 12|Unit 12]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 12|Unit 12]] | ||
| Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models | | Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models | ||
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| First draft of<br/>term paper due | | First draft of<br/>term paper due | ||
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| [[Chem321:Unit 13|Unit 13]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 13|Unit 13]] | ||
| Models for sustainable living, the hydrogen economy | | Models for sustainable living, the hydrogen economy | ||
| − | | | + | | Hill Ch. 9, [http://www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=2739 Rifkin reading]<br/>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/dec/13/ethicalliving.carbonfootprints Goodall reading] |
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| [[Chem321:Unit 14|Unit 14]] | | [[Chem321:Unit 14|Unit 14]] | ||
| What does the future hold? | | What does the future hold? | ||
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| Final draft of<br/>term paper due | | Final draft of<br/>term paper due | ||
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Revision as of 02:45, 31 May 2011
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| Syllabus — Schedule |
| Welcome page Contact Dr. Walker |
| This week |
| Today's tasks — (tomorrow) |
| Course units 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 |
| Moodle site |
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| Course content |
| Assignments Paper - Acme - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 |
| Practice problems |
| Discussions |
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| General wiki help |
| Basic editing Create an account Protocols Tutorial Demo, for practice |
The table below outlines the schedule for the whole semester. The details of each week's schedule can be accessed by clicking on the "week of" links. Additional readings may be assigned as the semester progresses.
| Week beginning | Unit | Topics | Readings | Assignments |
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| May 31-June 1 | Unit 1 | What is sustainability? What is sustainable development? Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability. Current environmental problems |
Hill Ch. 1 BBC, "Disposable Planet" |
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| June 2-3 | Unit 2 | Economic & political aspects |
Hill Ch. 1, Lewis reading | |
| June 6-7 | Unit 3 | Thermodynamics. The role of science and technology | Hill Ch. 2 Clark & Dickson reading |
Problem Set 1 due |
| June 8-10 | Unit 4 | Business and sustainability, uses of technology, manufacturing |
van Nes & Cramer (part) |
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| June 13 | Unit 5 | Consumption | Problem Set 2 due | |
| June 14 | Unit 6 | Impacts, carbon footprints, waste management & reduction |
Hill Ch. 5 | |
| June 15-16 | Unit 7 | Energy | RCRA vision statement | Problem Set 3 due |
| June 17,20 | | Unit 8 | Material resources and mining, chemicals | Hill Ch. 3, 7 | |
| June 21 | Unit 9 | Forestry, food & agriculture | Hill Ch. 8 | First draft of case presentations due |
| June 22-23 | Unit 10 | Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 | Final draft of case presentations due | |
| June 24,27 | Unit 11 | Ecologic, green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing | Hill Ch. 6 Anastas & Warner article, |
Problem Set 5 due |
| June 28 | Unit 12 | Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models | First draft of term paper due | |
| June 28-29 | Unit 13 | Models for sustainable living, the hydrogen economy | Hill Ch. 9, Rifkin reading Goodall reading |
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| June 30 | Unit 14 | What does the future hold? | Hill Ch. 9 | Final draft of term paper due |
| July 1 | Final exam |
