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Environment and Climate Roadmap
VAS038

Description
During the study course, students are introduced to the European Environment and Climate Roadmap for Economic Sustainability to promote resource efficiency through the transition to a clean, circular economy and to reduce climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution. The study course analyses the role of environmental engineering among other sciences, the focus of the topic today, environmental problems, their impact on future generations and other environmental issues. Within the framework of the study course, opportunities to improve technical production systems from an environmental and sustainability perspective are analysed and evaluated. The study course is implemented as a module. The study course content includes lectures. Lectures are supplemented with practical work. One of the components of the study course is participation in a role play, within which students apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the study course.

Course  contents:
  • Course acquisition conditions. Introduction to Environmental Engineering.
  • European Green Deal.
  • Sustainability of energy policy.
  • Systems-thinking. Impact of buildings on climate change.
  • The concept of cleaner production.
  • Climate technology.
  • Alternative energy resources.
  • Environmental technologies and sustainable production.
  • District heating today and in the future.
  • Eco-efficient engineering.
  • Ecodesign.
  • Bioeconomic.
  • Role-play.
  • Test.


ECTS credits
2

Teaching Language
English/Latviešu

Exam Language
English/Latviešu

Support Materials Language
English/Latviešu

Basic Learning Outcomes

Managing Entity (faculty)
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology (RTU)