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Title Industrial ecology education at Wuhan University
ID_Doc 25166
Authors Ning, W; Chen, PY; Wu, F; Cockerill, K; Deng, NS
Title Industrial ecology education at Wuhan University
Year 2007
Published Journal Of Industrial Ecology, 11, 3
DOI 10.1162/jiec.2007.1168
Abstract China requires industrial ecology (IE) skills and knowledge to deal with the contradiction between rapid economic growth and subsequent environmental pollution and resource depletion. Industrial ecology education was introduced in China in 1997 and now a few Chinese universities offer IE courses. Wuhan University is one of them and since 1999 has committed itself to promoting IE education. The university offers different curricula for different majors at all levels: undergraduate, master's, and doctoral. Between 1999 and 2004 more than 5,000 students received IE education at Wuhan University Although inadequate human resources and a lack of relevant textbooks present challenges to further developing IE education in China, as more universities pay attention to IE, more courses will be developed. It is believed that IE education in China will blossom in the near future.
Author Keywords China; circular economy; education; environmental engineering; environmental science; industrial ecology
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000248516900013
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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