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BREE 505 Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Agrifood Systems (3 credits)

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Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

Overview

Bioresource Engineering : Examination of the methods for food system sustainability assessment and their trade-offs, focusing on conducting environmental life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, and an introduction to social life cycle assessment for agrifood systems (crops and livestock). Additionally, methods for trade-off analysis among the three sustainability dimensions – environment, economics, social – will be evaluated and applied to agrifood system optimization and sustainability decision-making.

Terms: Winter 2024

Instructors: Kwofie, Ebenezer (Winter)

  • Prerequisites: BREE 420 or equivalent or permission of the instructor

  • Restrictions: Open to U3 students and above

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