Industrial Symbiosis, 6 credits

Industriell symbios, 6 hp

TKMJ38

Course starting semester

Main field of study

Energy and Environmental Engineering

Course level

Second cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Mats Eklund, Murat Mirata

Director of studies or equivalent

Niclas Svensson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 49 h
Recommended self-study hours: 111 h

Available for exchange students

Yes

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6CEMM	Energy-Environment-Management	7 (Autumn 2017)	1	1	English	Linköping, Valla	E
6CEMM	Energy-Environment-Management (Sustainable Business Development)	7 (Autumn 2017)	1	1	English	Linköping, Valla	E
6CEMM	Energy-Environment-Management (System Tools for Sustainable Development)	7 (Autumn 2017)	1	1	English	Linköping, Valla	C

Main field of study

Energy and Environmental Engineering

Course level

Second cycle

Advancement level

A1X

Course offered for

Energy-Environment-Management

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Industrial ecology for improved resource efficiency

Intended learning outcomes

After completion of the course the student will be able to:

Explain core concepts of industrial symbiosis;
Demonstrate basic understanding of the role of technical, socio-economic, managerial and political conditions for industrial symbiosis development;
Explain and discuss different approaches to the dissemination of industrial symbiosis strategies;
Investigate and communicate how industrial symbiosis can be useful in a business perspective
Collect and analyse information relevant for industrial symbiosis development for an industrial area
Uncover, map and analyse symbiotic connections between existing businesses in an industrial area

Course content

This course is about the opportunities offered by connecting one business to other businesses and actors nearby. Geographic proximity is sometimes an overlooked dimension when it comes to development of a business’s activities and could be seen as a complementary approach to management of supply chains. One definition of Industrial symbiosis is; “Studies of processes where materials, water, energy and information are transferred between companies with geographic proximity aiming at developing their activities and relations”.

The course will introduce the concept of industrial symbiosis and how it may be usefully applied within a business context through the use of case studies and theoretical understanding. More specifically, the course will deal with how businesses can achieve resource efficiency and savings through links with other businesses. Students will explore key concepts and then apply the knowledge acquired to industrial areas to learn more about the practical relevance of the industrial symbiosis approach. The findings about industrial areas will be a contribution to an online web-portal on industrial symbiosis that is under development in a European research network.

Course components include; By-product exchanges and utilities sharing, uncovering of industrial symbiosis, planning and facilitating industrial symbiosis, case study descriptions, eco-industrial parks, environmental performance of industrial symbiosis, social, political and strategic dimensions of industrial symbiosis development, and experiences from industrial symbiosis dissemination programs

Teaching and working methods

The course will consist of lectures, workshops, one literature seminar and a project assignment to be carried out in groups.

Examination

UPG1	Approved Project Assignment and Literature Seminar	3 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written Examination	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Other information

Supplementary courses: Environmental systems analysis, Sustainable City Development

Department

Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

Director of Studies or equivalent

Niclas Svensson

Examiner

Mats Eklund, Murat Mirata

Course website and other links

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 49 h
Recommended self-study hours: 111 h

Course literature

Regional Resource Synergies for Sustainable Development in Heavy Industrial Areas: An Overview of Opportunities and Experiences. 2007. Centre of Excellence in Cleaner Production Curtin University of Technology. Kompletterande material på kurshemsida.

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
UPG1	Approved Project Assignment and Literature Seminar	3 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written Examination	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

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LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

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I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		U	A	Modules
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)		X
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)		X
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)	X	X	TEN1 UPG1
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving	X	X	TEN1 UPG1
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery	X		UPG1
	2.3 System thinking	X		TEN1 UPG1
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning		X
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities		X
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork	X		UPG1
	3.2 Communications	X		UPG1
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context	X		TEN1 UPG1
	4.2 Enterprise and business context	X		TEN1 UPG1
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management	X		TEN1 UPG1
	4.4 Designing	X		TEN1 UPG1
	4.5 Implementing	X		TEN1 UPG1
	4.6 Operating	X		TEN1 UPG1
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development	X		TEN1 UPG1
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development	X		TEN1 UPG1
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects		X
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects		X
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects		X

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