In the assignment, you will conduct a partial life-cycle assessment of selected activities that will involve quantifying resource consumption and outputs, and then identifying means of reducing your burden. They add necessary background information that can not be covered during the lecture and reinforce key concepts. By the end of the term, I hope that each of us will gain a heightened appreciation of the nature and complexities of our environmental problems and solutions, from a scientific viewpoint. Assignment 4 is due in class on March 29 and is due March 29. Please consult the description of the assignments for details.
Weekends count as a single day.
GGR 233 Reading Package, Spring 2001.