1.020 Ecology II: Engineering for Sustainability, Spring 2007

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dc.contributor.author	McLaughlin, Dennis B.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Entekhabi, Dara, 1961-	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Marks, David H.	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	Spring 2007	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-06
dc.identifier	1.020-Spring2007
dc.identifier	local: 1.020
dc.identifier	local: IMSCP-MD5-d3352b98d692ded2c9f5d0640509e62f
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52323
dc.description.abstract	This course covers the use of ecological and thermodynamic principles to examine interactions between humans and the natural environment.. Topics include conservation and constitutive laws, box models, feedback, thermodynamic concepts, energy in natural and engineered systems, basic transport concepts, life cycle analysis and related economic methods. Topics such as renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, green buildings, and mitigation of climate change are illustrated with quantitative case studies. Case studies are team-oriented and may include numerical simulations and design exercises. Some programming experience is desirable but not a prerequisite. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication are provided.	en_US
dc.language	en-US	en_US
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dc.subject	systems	en_US
dc.subject	conservation laws	en_US
dc.subject	constitutive laws	en_US
dc.subject	box models	en_US
dc.subject	mass conservation	en_US
dc.subject	perturbation methods	en_US
dc.subject	thermodymanics	en_US
dc.subject	heat transfer	en_US
dc.subject	enthalpy	en_US
dc.subject	entropy	en_US
dc.subject	multiphase systems	en_US
dc.subject	mass and energy balances	en_US
dc.subject	energy supply options	en_US
dc.subject	economic value	en_US
dc.subject	natural resources	en_US
dc.subject	multiobjective analysis	en_US
dc.subject	life cycle analysis	en_US
dc.subject	mass and energy transport	en_US
dc.subject	green buildings	en_US
dc.subject	transportation modeling	en_US
dc.subject	renewable energy	en_US
dc.subject	climate modeling	en_US
dc.title	1.020 Ecology II: Engineering for Sustainability, Spring 2007	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Ecology II: Engineering for Sustainability	en_US