Course detail

Road Traffic and Environment

FSI-QDZ-KAcad. year: 2012/2013

Students are acquainted with negative effects of road traffic on environment, with chances of minimisation the effects and with principles of sustainable traffic.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kaplan, CSc.

Department

Institute of Automotive Engineering (ÚADI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Acquired knowledge’s make possible participate in active protection environment

Prerequisites

The student needs to have knowledge appropriate courses of theoretical basics of master study programme at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology, Brno

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The exam checks the knowledge from lectures, consists of written and oral parts.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course widens knowledge’s of Theory of combustion engines and complements knowledge’s from area environment.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The form of fulfilment by relevant reasons missed lessons is solved individually with subject guarantee person.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Gordonová, Suzuki: Jde o přežití
Gore A.: Země na misce vah
Kolektiv: Zelená kniha k účinkům dopravy na životní prostředí

Recommended reading

Kolektiv: Doprava, životní prostředí a politika
Patrik M.: Dopravní politika v Evropě z pohledu nevládních organizací
Růžička J.: Ekologické aspekty silniční dopravy

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N2301-2 Master's

    branch M-ADI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation

9 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kaplan, CSc.

Syllabus

01. Ecology, applied ecology, personal ecology
02. Human and his environment
03. History of automobile and his negative action on humans environment
04. List of negative action of traffic on environment
05. Road death toll and systems of road safety
06. Exhaust emissions
07. Noise and vibrations
08. Traffic damages
09. Living nature and traffic
10. Minimization of negative action traffic
11. Technical principles
12. Thermo reactors, catalytic convectors
13. Organizational principles, legislative, alternative traffic