SBIO-1114: A Sustainable Future through Circular Economy
Description: Concepts, principles, and frameworks to understand sustainable production and consumption systems. Critical exploration of the six “R’s”: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, and Recycle. Circular economy models for technical and bio-based materials to enable sustainable design. Special emphasis on systems-thinking methods for evaluating alternative/circular system design for sustainable biomaterials. Elements of sustainable biomaterial products and business models that optimize material efficiency and value-retention. Current initiatives by industry and governments to implement sustainable production and consumption practices and policies around the world.
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Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 3
Average GPA: 3.26 (B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 27.10%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.59%
| Jennifer D Russell | 2024 | 55.4% | 30.8% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 3.26 | 3 |