Ecology and Economy

The course is a substitute for:

Economics (XE16EKO)

Lecturer:

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Department of Economics, Management and Humanities

Synopsis:

Environmental protection. Global, regional and local aspects of environmental problems. Greenhouse effect, ozone hole, system approach. Sustainable development. Externalities. Major pollutants, acid rain, smog. Environmental legislation. International agreements. Renewable energy sources. Transport sector. Nuclear energy, nuclear accidents. Energy and public.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Evolution of the protection of the environment, sustainable development

2. Greenhouse effect

3. Global environmental problems

4. Population, economic and political aspects of the greenhouse effect

5. Impacts on environment, air emission, smog

6. Fossil fuels and the environment

7. Nuclear fuel cycle and impact on the environment, the Černobyl accident

8. Environmental and economic aspects of the sun and hydro energy

9. Environmental and economic aspects of the wind and biomass

10. Legal aspects of environmental problems

11. Environmental situation in cities and in the Czech republic

12. Impact of the transportation sector on the environment

13. External and internal costs of production

14. Ozone layer depletion and global implication

Syllabus of tutorials:

2. Entering test

4. Global environmental problems - discussion

6. Calculation of emission from fuel combustion

8. Discussion - ecological organizations and current ecological problems

10. Approach to environmental problems in developed countries - introduction

12. Excursion

14. Environmental problems in ČR, classification

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1.Kupchella, Ch.E., Hyland, M.C.: Environmental Science - Living Within The System Of Nature. Englewood Cliffs - USA, Prentice Hall International, 1993

2.Miller G.T.: Environmental Science: Working with the Earth. 5th edition. Wandsworth, Inc., USA 1995

3.Economic Valuation of the Environment, WHY-HOW-How Far? UNIPEDE, Paris 1997

4.Cunningham, W., Cunningham, M., Saigo, B.: Environmental Science - A Global Concern, McGraw-Hill 2003

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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: