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Environment: 3-environmental engineering

Thursday 10 February 2022, by La graine

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How do we assess the environmental impact? Here is how we study the footprint of the human being, so that we can act afterwards. Explanation in video.

Presentation

Here is a video recap. The script and sources are provided below.

Video presentation

Here is how we assess the environmental impact to act afterwards.

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Script

The script of the video in English.

Sources

Technical notes

SVG documents are made with Inkscape.
The video is edited with Kdenlive, available on Linux (“Random Swish Wipe” has been added for transitions:https://store.kde.org/p/1675129/).

Some definitions

Environmental engineering

Environmental engineering is the branch of engineering that studies problems related to the Earth in a scientific and integrated way, considering its scientific dimensions: chemical, physical, ecological, biological, geological, social, economic and technological, with the objective to promote sustainable development.

It is a branch of environmental sciences based on the creation, application and management of technological procedures, products and services intended for the prevention, control and remedy of environmental problems; to the development of the sustainable use of natural resources in production and consumption processes, having as a priority the improvement of the quality of life with the preservation of natural resources.

Environmental engineering contributes to guaranteeing, through the conservation and preservation of natural resources, a better quality of life for the current generation and for future generations.

Life cycle analysis

Life cycle analysis (LCA) is a method for carrying out a multi-criteria and multi-stage environmental assessment of a system over its entire life cycle.

Its purpose is to know and be able to compare the environmental impacts of a system throughout its life cycle, from the extraction of the raw materials necessary for its manufacture to its end-of-life treatment (disposal of waste, recycling, etc.), through its phases of use, maintenance and transport.

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