The overall objective of the course is to allow students to work in
the field with waste management in a concrete setting. The students
will address selected topics in relation to practical waste
sampling, waste generation rates and resource potentials,
improvement of waste collection and waste management solutions at
the festival. Topics are selected according to the possibilities at
the Roskilde Festival and will involve mandatory field work at the
festival.
Læringsmål:
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
Define and analyse key aspects of waste generation and waste
management in a real case.
Explain the theoretical background needed for the waste case
study.
Identify a relevant issue of the Roskilde Festival waste
management that can be investigated within the given time frame of
the course.
Plan and develop a field investigation, and illustrate the
experiment plan.
Perform a field investigation.
Evaluate the results from the field investigation and relate
this to the theoretical background.
Develop appropriate recommendations related to waste management
at Roskilde Festival.
Communicate the project objectives, methodologies, solutions,
and evaluation of results in a report.
Kursusindhold:
The Roskilde Festival brings together around 80.000 people within a
short time period. This represents a tremendous challenges for
setting up a properly functioning waste management system.
Non-collected waste may in fact create health problems, odour, and
may provide the festival participants with an overall bad
impression of the event. Collection and subsequent treatment and
recycling of the waste itself also have different environmental
impacts. During the course, the students work in groups on a
specific topic related to waste management at Roskilde Festival,
before, during, and after the event. The project work is carried
out in collaboration with the festival organizers. Based on the
work, each group documents their findings in a written report. A
few introductory and ad-hoc lectures may be given, but the main
work will be done independently within the groups. The course
requires a background in waste management and is based on the
textbook: Solid Waste Technology & Management by Christensen
(ed.), 2011, Blackwell Publishing LtD.
Bemærkninger:
The course duration is three weeks. The workload is organized
approximately as follows:
A) 2-3 mandatory class room sessions per week during the June
3-weeks period (introductory lectures, project development and
discussion, oral presentations of the planned work,
packing/shipping of material). Each class room session is half a
day. Additional home work for report writing is expected.
B) Mandatory field work during the Roskilde Festival for about 30
hours. Only limited support is provided at this point. Free access
to the Roskilde Festival is provided to course participants. See
http://roskilde.dtu.dk for
details.
C) At least 4-5 full work days for completion of the report after
the festival. The report is due by July 31st.
If you plan to participate in the course, please contact the course
responsible as soon as possible.
Mulighed for GRØN DYST deltagelse:
Kontakt underviseren for information om hvorvidt dette kursus giver
den studerende mulighed for at lave eller forberede et projekt som
kan deltage i DTUs studenterkonference om bæredygtighed,
klimateknologi og miljø (GRØN DYST). Se mere på http://www.groendyst.dtu.dk
