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Assignment: Industrial Ecology

Part 1: Understanding Green Industrial Ecology Concepts

Industrial ecology introduces a wide array of new concepts that are important to understand as we move forward in the course.

Research the following concepts within Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering.

Write 20- to 50-word responses to each definition in your own words.

• Sustainability -

• Master equation -

• Green engineering -

• Sustainable engineering -

• Modern technology -

• Biological ecology -

• Industrial ecology -

• Metabolism -

• Technological evolution -

• Risk evaluation (assessment) -

• Risk communication -

• Risk management -

• IPAT equation -

• Sustainable development -

• Social ecology -

• Green accounting -

Part 2: Case Study Question 1

Read Section 1.2, "The Tragedy of the Commons," of Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering.

Write a 350- to 700-word response in total to the following case study questions:

• How could perfect freedom of action adversely affect common shared property?

• How was sustainability quantified? How is industrial ecology related to biological ecology in this case study?

• Was there any risk evaluation done in this case?

• What is a corollary example of "The Tragedy of the Commons" that you witness in modern life?

Part 3: Case Study Question 2

Read Section 2.1, "Is Humanity's Path Unsustainable?" of Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering.

Write a 350- to 700-word response in total to the following case study questions:

• What are some sustainable practices that would have prevented the island's permanent population collapse?

• Was risk evaluation used to assess any environmental impacts? If yes, how? If not, what do you think should have been assessed to begin with?

• What were some possible social, legal, and ethical concerns with sustainable development in this case study?