Course detail

Ecological engineering

FAST-NSB021Acad. year: 2022/2023

Ecology,basic nomenclature and principles, sustainable development, global problems.
Energy, agriculture, landscape and sustainable development.
Brownfields and sustainable development.
Public spaces.
Sewage water treatment. Rivers in landscape and urban environment. River restoration.
Public spaces.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Michal Kriška-Dunajský, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student gains basic knowledge of ecology from the structural engineering point of view

Prerequisites

Fundaments of natural sciences

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Basic knowledge of ecology from the structural engineering point of view

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-GK Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Michal Kriška-Dunajský, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Ecological engineering - concepts of ecology, climate change, sustainability, etc.
  2. Determination of carbon footprint
  3. Determination of ecological footprint
  4. Calculation of surface runoff from an area - collection of input data
  5. Calculation of surface runoff from an area - solution, sizing
  6. Design of seepage facilities
  7. Green roof design
  8. Green roof irrigation system design
  9. Green roof excursion
  10. Short presentations by students on a selected topic in applied ecology
  11. Short student presentations on a selected topic in applied ecology
  12. Credit