Course title
生産環境システム学特論   [Advanced Production and Environmental Systems]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	0.5
Department		Year	～	Semester	3rd
Course type	3rd	Course code	96413
Instructor(s)
菱沼 竜男（宇）   [HISHINUMA Tatsuo]
Facility affiliation	United Graduate School Agricultural Science	Office	afjgxte/L1151	Email address

Course description

“Applying LCA to assess livestock manure treatment system” Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a technique for evaluating environmental aspects and potential impacts associated with a product throughout a product’s life from production, use and disposal. LCA can assist in assessment of environmental aspects of products as well as decision making in industry, governmental organizations from product or process design and strategic planning. This course is designed to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of LCA and its role in planning livestock manure treatment system at local.

Expected Learning

* Understand and be able to discuss the current situation of livestock manure utilization system in Japan. * Describe the steps and components of four phases of the Life cycle assessment.

Course schedule

Class 1: Course overview, Introduction to LCA Class 2: Overview of livestock manure treatment system in Japan Class 3: Applying LCA to evaluate livestock manure treatment system Class 4: Applying LCA to evaluate livestock manure treatment system at local

Prerequisites

without prerequisites

Required Text(s) and Materials

Handouts will be provided in class

References

To be announced in the lectures

Assessment/Grading

Based on report.

Message from instructor(s)

LCA is one of several environmental assessment techniques. Please discuss a limitation of applying LCA to agricultural system.

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Office hours

by Email appointment

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Last update

2/27/2019 4:53:09 PM