Lectures related to Digital in African Cities

Recycling and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Solutions

Examines the role of recycling in sustainable development, addressing its limitations and the importance of a circular economy.

Urban Environment: Sustainability and Challenges MOOC: African Cities III, urban planning and management

Stresses the critical importance of integrating environmental considerations in urban planning and development.

Circular Urban Metabolism: Towards Sustainability

Explores the shift towards circular urban metabolism for sustainable cities through local production, waste recycling, and eco-friendly design.

Sustainable Strategies: Schwarz Group

Explores sustainable strategies, focusing on the Schwarz Group's approach to sustainability and its impact on financial performance.

Design for Sustainability I: Documentation and Assessment

Emphasizes the documentation and assessment of sustainability frameworks-in-action for project blueprints.

African Cities: Environment and Development

Covers challenges and strategies for managing solid waste in African cities.

Recycling of WEEE & wastewater treatment

Explores the recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and wastewater treatment, emphasizing sustainable practices and challenges in clean energy and material recycling.

Environmental Legislation: Waste Management

Explores Swiss waste production, legal framework, and waste management steps and obligations.

Sustainable Materials: Lifecycle, Properties, and Design

Explores material lifecycle, properties, sustainability, and design, emphasizing the importance of auditing products for sustainability and discussing the evaluation of consumer products like LEGO.

Design for Sustainability I: Take me to the moon

Delves into the challenges of material extraction, production, and recycling, emphasizing sustainability and quality.

African Cities: Environment and Development

Explores laws and regulations for eco-friendly waste management in African cities.

Transfer Coefficient in Material Flow Analysis

Covers the concept of transfer coefficient in Material Flow Analysis and its application in analyzing glass recycling.

Unintended Consequences of Technology in Global South

Examines unintended negative impacts of technology in sustainable development, addressing challenges and consequences in the Global South.

Environmental Studies: Megan's Journey

Explores Megan's academic journey in environmental studies and her innovative approach to waste management.

Circular Economy for Sustainable Composites Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Delves into sustainability strategies, the circular economy, and challenges in the composites industry, addressing climate change effects and the role of composites.

Smartphone Composition Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores smartphone composition, evolution of weight, urban mining, and recycling benefits.

Green Chemistry Principles: Process Intensification Overview Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Introduces green chemistry principles and process intensification technologies, emphasizing sustainability in chemical engineering.

Porous Materials: Sustainable Solutions for Environmental Challenges Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the use of metal-organic frameworks for sustainable environmental solutions, focusing on separations, CO2 capture, and water purification.

E-Waste: Recycling and Recovery Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores the recycling process, precious metal recovery, and environmental impact of e-waste.

E-Waste Management Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores global e-waste challenges, regulations, recycling processes, and successful management strategies, emphasizing a circular vision for electronics.