- Teacher(s)
- Jérôme Chappellaz
- Study level
- Bachelor
- Category
- Environmental science
- Course
- ENV-101
- This course presents the global issues surrounding sustainability. It introduces planetary limits, their systemic interconnections and themes of social justice. The interdisciplinary approach taken in this course introduces group work and systems thinking (interdependencies in a complex system). (automatic translation)
Have you come across large piles of garbage in neighbourhoods and streets and smelly waste disposal sites polluting the environment of low- and middle-income countries? Do you want to know what kind of sustainable solutions are appropriate to better manage waste and enhance recycling and recovery? If yes, this course is for you!
This course provides you with an overview of the municipal solid waste management situation in low- and middle-income countries. It covers key elements of the waste management system, such as its technical, environmental, social, financial and institutional aspects. Besides understanding the challenges, you will be introduced to appropriate and already applied solutions through selected case studies. (automatic translation)
