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Environmental issues

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Nitrogen Waste Reduction: Science and Challenges

Explores the global challenge of nitrogen waste, emphasizing the need for increased awareness and action to reduce its environmental impacts.

Component Design in TopSolid 7

Covers the design process of multi-panel components in TopSolid 7.

The Evolution of Filling Stations

Explores the history and significance of filling stations, questioning their future in the evolving transportation industry.

The Emergence of Technological Power: China's Economy

Examines China's economic growth, challenges, and strategies for sustainable development, including workforce expansion, investment patterns, and innovation policies.

Human-Nature Relations

Delves into the intertwined relationship between human societies and the natural environment, exploring historical perspectives and the evolving role of nature in social sciences.

Urban Metabolism and Palimpsest

Delves into urban metabolism and palimpsest, examining how cities function as dynamic ecological systems.

Introduction to Environmental Concerns in Architecture

Explores the history of architecture through environmental concerns and project disciplines, emphasizing the impact on territories and cities.

Environmental Legislation and Water Protection

Explores environmental laws, focusing on water protection, pollution challenges, legal principles, climate change impacts, and Vaudois water protection zones.

Materials Science: Introduction

Covers the basics of Materials Science, including classification, historical perspective, atomic structure, and material selection.

Decoupling Economic Growth from Carbon Emissions

Addresses the need for significant CO2 intensity reduction to achieve climate targets while examining the interplay between economic growth and carbon emissions.

History and Theory of the Environment: Introduction

Introduces the course 'History and Theory of the Environment' and discusses the importance of studying environmental issues and landscapes for a sustainable future.

Site Choice and Environmental Impact Studies

Explores site choice, stakeholder involvement, and environmental impact assessments, emphasizing the challenges and complexities in decision-making processes.

The Limits to Growth: Global Challenges and Scenarios

Explores global challenges, resource depletion, and future scenarios based on 'The Limits to Growth' report.

Managing Urban Energy Infrastructures: Challenges and Opportunities

Examines challenges and opportunities in managing urban electricity systems, including market liberalization, environmental issues, and ICTs.

Breaking Naval Architectural Rules: SP80 Project

Explores the SP80 project, aiming to break naval rules and set a new speed sailing record while fostering sustainability in maritime transport.

African Urban Challenges

Delves into the challenges African cities face and the mechanisms of urban production.

Introduction to Life Cycle Analysis

Covers the concept of Life Cycle Analysis, its importance in decision-making, environmental impacts, and sustainable production.

Norway and Russia: Cooperation vs Confrontation

Examines the changing dynamics between Norway and Russia in the Arctic region, from cooperation to confrontation, addressing geopolitical implications and environmental challenges.

Water Quality and Biogeochemical Engine

Delves into case studies of Decazeville and Guadiamar, exploring water quality and biogeochemical processes in mining environments.

Hedonic Pricing Method: Housing and Environmental Goods

Covers the Hedonic Pricing Method for assessing implicit prices of goods and introduces the Contingent Valuation Method for estimating environmental goods' value.