Ecology and Sustainable Development

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Institute of Management Studies

Synopsis:

Ecology in the general sense, basic terms, environmental laws and regularities.

Man and the environment - global problems of mankind: damaging components of the environment, non-renewable and renewable resources.

Monitoring the state of the environment, assessment of human impact on the environment, EIA, SEA.

Sustainable development - definitions, basic concepts, indicators, legislation.

Sustainable development in Europe, the Framework Programmes, the National Strategy for Sustainable Development.

Sustainable development in sectors of the national economy: air, transport, water.

Sustainable development in the regions and municipalities.

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Study Objective:

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with ecology in general concepts, terminology, division, environmental laws and regularities. Students will recognize the state of the environment in the Czech Republic, the National Strategy for Sustainable Development and Global problems of mankind.

In the seminars, students will present their papers and presentations on selected environmental theme.

Part of the subject is an excursion to a wastewater treatment plant.

Study materials:

Jemelka, P., 1996: Úvod do ekologické problematiky. Masarykova univerzita, Brno

Nábělková, J., Nekovářová, J., 2010: Chemie - chemie životního prostředí. Stavební fakulta ČVUT, Praha

Moldan, B., 2001: (Ne)udržitelný rozvoj, ekologie, hrozba i naděje, Nakladatel: Karolinum, ISBN: 80-246-0286-5, 80-246-0769-7

Remtová, K. 2009: Výkladový slovník základních pojmů z oblasti udržitelného rozvoje, Ministerstvo životního prostředí ČR, ISBN 978-80-7212-506-7

Hester, R.E., Harrison, R.M., 2011: Sustainable water , Issues in environmental science and technology, Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, ISBN 978-1-84973-019-8

Ercoskun, O.Y., 2012: Green and ecological technologies for urban planning: creating smart cities, Hershey: Information Science Reference, ISBN 978-1-61350-453-6

Odum, E.P., 1977: Základy ekologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia

Rajchard, J., Balounová, Z., Vysloužil, D., 2002: Ekologie I., Koop nakladatelství, České Budějovice

Rajchard, J., Kindlmann, P., Balounová, Z., 2002: Ekologie II. Koop nakladatelství, České Budějovice

Rajchard, J., Balounová, Z., Květ, J., Šantrůčková, H., Vysloužil, D., 2002: Ekologie III..Koop nakladatelství, České Budějovice

Braniš, M., Pivnička, K., Benešová, L., Pušová, R., Tonika, J., Hovorka, J., 1999: Výkladový slovník vybraných termínů z oblasti ochrany životního prostředí a ekologie. Karolinum, Praha

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• N-PRI-prez.forma od 10/11 (compulsory elective course)
• N-RRP-prez.forma od 10/11 (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-prez.forma od 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• N-RRP-prez.forma od 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-prez.forma od 12/13 (compulsory elective course)
• N-RRP-prez.forma od 12/13 (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-prez.forma od 13/14 (compulsory elective course)
• N-RRP-prez.forma od 13/14 (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-prez. forma od 14/15 (compulsory elective course)
• N-RRP-prez. forma od 14/15 (compulsory elective course)