Duration
9h Th, 9h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in innovation management and the food design , professional focus | 2 crédits | |||
| Advanced Master in Management of Food Chain Safety | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Presentation of the main current challenges in sustainable development
- Environmental communication (Eco-labels)
- Life cycle analysis
- Review of scientific literature in the field of environmental assessment of food products
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Understand the principles of existing sustainability assessment and be introduced to their practical applications.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Understand and initiate an environmental assessment.
- Understand and discuss the different types of environmental labels.
- Discuss a life cycle analysis.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Presentations,
Guide on the use of environmental assessment tools,
Group work on environmental labels,
Individual work on the critique of an environmental assessment of a food product.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
18h including theory and practical cases. Face to face lectures will be given.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Presentations available on eCampus
References : LCA (1995). Nordic Technical Paper n°10, TEMANORD 503, 103p.
von Zharen W.M. (1996). ISO 14000 Understanding the environmental standards. Rockville, Maryland Government Institutes, 213p.
Lindfors et al. (1995). Nordic Guidelines on Life-Cycle assessment, Nord 1995:20, 224 p.
Guinée J. B. (2002) Handbook on Life Cycle Assessment. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, Coll. Ecoefficiency in industry and science , 692 p.
Wackernagel M., Kitzes J., 2008. Ecological Footprint. Human Ecology: The Ecological Footprint. In Encyclopedia of Ecology. Ed. S.E. Jorgensen and Brian Fath. Elsevier, 1031-1037
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional infos:
Individual work - a critique of a scientific article
Group work: Group presentation during the last course session
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is given on the Gembloux site, see CELCAT.
Contacts
Dr. Andrea Di Maria
Biosystems Dynamics and Exchanges (BIODYNE)
Bât. ABT07 G80 - Biosystems Dynamics and Exchanges
Avenue de la Faculté d'Agronomie 8
5030 Gembloux
Belgique
andrea.di maria@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
eCampus
Presentations availableon: