Course detail

Ecological engineering

FAST-HS51Acad. year: 2024/2025

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

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Entry knowledge

Fundaments of natural sciences

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

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

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Igor Míchal: Ekologická stabilita. MŽP ČR, Praha, 1994. (CS)
Jan Gehl: Život mezi budovami. Užívání veřejných prostranství.. Nadace partnerství Brno, 2000. (CS)
Project for Public Spaces: Utváření místa. Nadace Partnerství, Brno, 2003. (CS)
Pytlík,P.: Ekologie ve stavebnictví. SIA, s.r.o., Praha, 1997. (CS)

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, rules, literature. Presentations topics. 2. Basic knowledge of ecology. Ecological and carbon footprint calculators. 3. Sewage water treatment. 4. Public spaces. 5. - 10. Presentations of selected topics.