2024 BNU International Summer School on Environmental Ecological System Engineering
PART A: July 8-12, 2024
环境核算与管理Environmental accounting and management
PART B: August 28-29, 2024
供应链碳足迹与零碳转型Supply Chain carbon footprint and zero-carbon Transition
Location: Beijing Normal University (Beijing Campus)
Supported by
School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Multi-scale Ecological Simulation and Environmental Security Regulation Technological Innovation Base
International faculty members国际教师团队:
Jonathan Cullen 教授 剑桥大学 菲茨威廉学院院长 |
Jonathan Cullen is the University Lecturer in Energy, Transport and Urban Infrastructure. He leads the Resource Efficiency Collective and has a reputation for top-down studies of resource systems, bringing skills in developing new metrics to reflect both energy and material consequences of materials production. 乔纳森·卡伦 (Jonathan Cullen) 是剑桥大学可持续工程教授。他领导着资源效率群体项目 (www.refficiency.org),并以自上而下的资源系统研究而闻名,带来了开发新指标以反映材料生产的能源和排放后果的新方法学。他是 IPCC AR6 行业分会的主要作者,并与人合着了《可持续材料:双眼睁开》一书,该书开创了能源密集型行业的材料效率概念。 |
Mark Brown 教授 佛罗里达大学 |
Mark Brown is a professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences and director of the Center for Environmental Policy at the University of Florida. He is the Academic Master in BNU. His interests in research and education are centered on several areas that deal with the interface of humanity and environment including, systems ecology, ecological engineering, ecological economics, environmental planning, environmental policy, restoration ecology and wetlands ecology. Mark Brown,佛罗里达大学湿地与环境政策研究中心主任,基地学术大师。师从系统生态学创始人H.T. Odum,主要研究领域为能源与环境政策、生态系统服务评估、湿地生态修复等方面,发表论文140余篇,文章引用5600余次,H指数35。国际能值协会创始人,曾担任美国生态工业协会主席。 |
Sergio Ulgiati 教授 意大利Parthenope大学 |
Sergio Ulgiati is a professor of the Parthenope University. He is the Academic Master in BNU. His interests in research and education are centered on several areas that deal with the emergy analysis, circular economy, zero emission and urban ecological management. Sergio Ulgiati,意大利Parthenope大学教授,基地学术大师。2007年至今长期致力于链接中意两国科研力量,研发循环经济理论、零排放技术并运用到管理实践之中。发表论文200余篇,其中“中国循环经济测量”和“中国与世界的可持续、幸福与循环经济”两篇文章发表在顶级期刊Science上,分享循环经济的实践与思考。 |
Francesco Gonella教授 意大利威尼斯大学 |
Francesco Gonella is a Professor of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. He was Director of the International School on Emergy Accounting, Venice 2013, 2015 and 2018. Research interests include nano-structured glasses, environmental Physics, systems thinking, and higher education. Francesco Gonella,威尼斯Ca Foscari大学教授,外专局高端人才,担任国际能值课程主任。研究兴趣包括环境物理学、系统思维及教育等。 |
徐琳瑜 教授 tyc234cc 太阳成集团 |
Linyu Xu, Professor of School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Senior visiting scholar of RWTH Aachen University. Selected by the National High-level Talents Project, selected by the New Century Excellent Talents Plan of the Ministry of Education, won the Baosteel Education Excellent Teacher Award, etc. 徐琳瑜,tyc234cc 太阳成集团教授,博士生导师,德国亚琛工业大学高级访问学者。国家高层次人才项目入选者,教育部新世纪优秀人才计划入选者,获宝钢教育优秀教师奖,教育部课程思政教学名师,北京市高等学校教学名师奖,钱瑗教育基金优秀教师奖等。 |
刘耕源 教授 tyc234cc 太阳成集团 |
Gengyuan Liu is a Professor of School of Environment, Beijing Normal University. He specialises in urban ecological planning and Management, value realization of ecological products and urban energy-water-carbon nexus. He is the Center Director of Advances in Cleaner Production Network, Regional Center, and Secretary-in-Chief for China Chapter of International Society for Advancement Emergy Research. 刘耕源,tyc234cc 太阳成集团教授,博士生导师,国家高层次青年人才项目入选者。长期致力于城市生态规划与管理、生态产品价值实现、能-水-食物耦合等方面的研究,担任欧盟能源项目外籍专家,国际能值协会中国分会秘书长、国际清洁生产网络亚太区主席等。 |
课程信息Course Information
PART A: July 8-12, 2024
环境核算与管理Environmental accounting and management
Course A:
l A short summary of Systems Thinking and diagramming; The importance of feedbacks
l The emergy accounting of an energy plant…for its sustainability assessment
l The concept of sustainability, Case study: a biogas power plant
l The role of boundary extension in the emergy accounting
Course B:
l Discussion of systems thinking, Why think systemically? Drawing diagrams.
l Discussion of emergy principles and concepts and how they relate to everyday life. Examples of laws of thermodynamics, maximum power, hierarchy, Maximum Power Principle
l Calculation of renewable emergy sources from the Geosphere Emergy Baseline
Course C:
l quick description of LCA and its use for calculation of UEVs. Examples: UEVs of chemicals used in agriculture.
l paper making and recycling. Integrated use of LCA and Emergy for high quality paper making and assessment.
l Emergy for Circular Economy policy–making
l urban waste management and wastewater, and waste management policies
Course D:
l Discussion of Emergy Algebra, Issue of double counting. Static and dynamic emergy accounting.
l Example emergy accounting table: Static accounting
l Example of dynamic accounting: EXCEL solver
Course E:
l transportation patterns (cars, buses, trains and high speed trains, flights) and mobility policies
l electricity generation from different sources
l Emergy assessment of rural and urban environment
l Emergy evaluation of electronic waste recovery: costs and benefits
Course F:
l Discussion of the relations between emergy, economy, and money
l Using the NEAD
l Discussion of the relations between emergy and urban systems
Course G:
l Quick definition of “value”: money, energy, emergy, just as a start (15 minutes maximum)
l practical examples of emergy evaluations to understand values and support choices (e.g. trade, agriculture, energy, recycling, water);
l Emergy accounting of a bioelectricity production site.
l Agriculture-breeding-conversion: the role of subsystems in the emergy systemic description.
Course H:
l Discussion of the concept of “ecosystem”… the difference between natural capital and ecosystem services. Why is limiting factors principle so important? Species and information
l Computing and graphing emergy signature of estuarine system
l Emergy evaluation of estuarine impacts and losses
Course I:
l Sustainability assessment of bioelectricity production through emergy indicators.
l How different scales and boundaries address different narratives for the system sustainability.
Course J:
l Discussion of concept of environmental impact…assessing environmental impacts
l Discussion of emergy evaluation of alternatives. Computing Net Emergy
l Simulation modelling: examples using EXCEL
PART B: August 28-29, 2024
供应链碳足迹与零碳转型Supply Chain carbon footprint and zero-carbon
This course aims to cultivate a deep understanding of supply chain carbon footprint management and zero-carbon transition in line with the latest international and domestic trends. Through this course, students will be able to:
l Understand the urgency of global climate change and its impact on supply chains.
l Master the calculation methods and reduction strategies for supply chain carbon footprints.
l Analyze international and domestic carbon reduction policies and market dynamics.
l Design and implement low-carbon transformation plans for supply chains.
l Assess the risks and opportunities during the zero-carbon transition process.
课程注册信息Registration Information:
If you are interested, please fulfill the registration link.
https://www.wjx.cn/vm/t8p58z7.aspx (to receive the following schedule)
Students in BNU can fill in your student ID to get your course credit after course.
And question, please send your person information to Prof. Gengyuan Liu’s email address (liugengyuan@bnu.edu.cn).
课程支持单位Supporting Information:
l School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
l Multi-scale Ecological Simulation and Environmental Security Regulation Technological Innovation Base
l State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control
l International Society for Advancement Emergy Research
l Matteo Ricci Network