Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
School of Engineering
Department of Engineering and Technology Management
Brent, AC
BEng (Stell) MSc (Chalmers) PhD(Pret) - Associate Professor
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3929
Fax number: 012 362 5307
E-mail address: alan.brent@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Life Cycle Engineering
Scope and structure of engineering management
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Labuschagne C, Brent AC: 2006. Social indicators for sustainable project and technology life-cycle management in the process industry. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 11 (1) / Jan, pp 3-15.
Strauss K, Brent AC, Hietkamp S: 2006. Characterisation and normalisation factors for life cycle impact assessment - Mined abiotic resources categories in South Africa. The manufacturing of catalytic converter exhaust systems as a case study. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 11 (3) / May, pp 162-171.
Mangena SJ, Brent AC: 2006. Application of life cycle impact assessment framework to evaluate and compare environmental performances with economic values of supplied coal products. Journal of Cleaner Production, 14 (12/13), pp 1071-1084.
Fourie A, Brent AC: 2006. A project-based mine closure model (MCM) for sustainable asset life cycle management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 14 (12/13), pp 1085-1095.
Mulder J, Brent AC: 2006. Selection of sustainable rural agriculture projects in South Africa: Case studies in the LandCare programme. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 28 (2) / Apr, pp 55-84.
Urio AF, Brent AC: 2006. Solid waste management strategy in Botswana: The reduction of construction waste.. Journal of the SA Institution of Civil Engineering / Joernaal van die SA Instituut van Siviele Ingenieurswese, 48 (2) / Jun, pp 18-23.
Du Plessis A, Brent AC: 2006. Development of a risk-based mine closure cost calculation model. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 106 (6) / Jun, pp 443-450.
Brent AC, Van Erck RPG, Labuschagne C: 2006. Sustainable cost accounting - Part 1: A monetary procedure to evaluate the sustainability of technologies in the South African process industry. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering/ Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Bedryfsingenieurswese, 17 (2) / Nov, pp 35-51.
Rogers DEC, Brent AC: 2006. Small-scale medical waste incinerators - experiences and trials in South Africa. Waste Management, 26 (11), pp 1229-1236.
Landu L, Brent AC: 2006. Environmental life cycle assessment of water supply in South Africa: The Rosslyn industrial area as a case study. Water SA, 32 (2) / Apr, pp 249-256.
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Brent AC, du Toit PH: 2006. Evaluation and prioritisation of learning principles for modules of postgraduate engineering and technology programmes. In Engineering Education for Sustainable Development. Proceedings of the Third African Regional Conference on Engineering Education & the Fourth South African Conference on Engineering Education, Content Solutions, pp 235-246.
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