Ecology and Economy

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Department of Economics, Management and Humanities

Synopsis:

Environmental protection. Global, regional and local aspects of environmental problems. Greenhouse effect. Ozone layer depletion. System approach to the environment. Sustainable development. Externalities. Major pollutants, acid rain, smog. Environmental legislation. International agreements. Renewable energy sources. Transportation sector and the environment. Nuclear energy and the environment. Energy, environment and public.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Evolution of environmental protection, sustainable development

2. Global environmental problems and their demographic, economic and political aspects

3. Greenhouse effect

4. Ozone layer depletion

5. Impacts on environment, air emission, smog

6. Transportation sector and the environment

7. Fossil fuels and the environment, non traditional technologies of utilisation

8. Nuclear fuel cycle and the environment

9. Environmental and economic aspects of the sun and biomass energy

10. Environmental and economic aspects of the wind and water energy

11. Legal aspects of environmental protection, legislation

12. Regulation of activities according to the environment

13. Environmental situation in cities and in Czech republic

14. Externalities, external cost, calculation and utilisation

Syllabus of tutorials:

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2. Entering test

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4. Global environmental problems - discussion

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6. Living style, recent ecological problems, NGO - discussion

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8. Excursion

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10. Environmental approach in developed countries - discussion

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12. Recent environmental problems in Czech republic - discussion

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14. Assessment

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:

• Economics and Management of Power Engineering- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Economics and Management in Electrical Engineering- structured studies (compulsory elective course)