Course detail

Nature Protection and Sustainable Development

FCH-MCO_TURAcad. year: 2010/2011

Basic principles of Sustainable Development (SD), Terms, Timelina of SD, conception, principles, main aims, values and rules, strategy of SD. Global problems of mankind (change of climate, ozone depletion, pollution of air, fresh waters, oceans, soil and change of biodiversity). Importance Declaration, Convention of SD (Agenda 21, Kyoto protocol commitments, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment). Characteristic features of plans of SD, indicators of SD, methods to measure and reach SD. Activities of the European Union and the Czech Republic in the field of SD. Basic principles of nature protection. Ecological footprint. The actual state of environment in the Czech Republic.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Helena Doležalová Weissmannová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Principles and strategy of Sustainable Development (SD). Global problems. Principles of Nature Protection. The actual state of environment in the Czech Republic.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledges of Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology.

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

Examination - seminar paper and oral presentation.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction of SD, terms, the concept of SD, timeline.
2. Principles of SD.
3. Problems of pollutions, resources, Environmental Ethics, World in the balance Earth peril.
4. Climate change, Ozone Depletion, The problems of damage atmosphere, hydrosophere, pedosphere, biosphere.
5. The importance of declaration, convention of SD, Key documents (Bruntland Report, Rio Earth Summit, Agenda 21, Kyoto protocol, Johannesburg 2002, Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, 2003), Plans of Implementation of SD, key documents of SD in EU and Czech Republic.
6. Indicators od SD, Environmental Issue.
7. Principles of nature protection.
8. World and national nature protection.
9. Environment, strategy, perspective. Ecological footprint.
10. Nature and lanscape protection. Natura 2000.
11. Special protection of nature, flora, fauna.
12. The actual state of nature protection in CZ.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The understanding of basic principles and strategy of sustainable development SD, Global problems of mankind. The importance of special parts of declaration, convention of sustainable development. Characteristic features of plans of sustainable development. Indicators of SD. Activities of the European Union and the Czech Republic in the field of SD and nature protection. The insight into basic principles of nature protection of world and national level. The actual state of environment in the Czech Republic.

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

Consultations for students in distant form.
Consultations for students.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Manahan S.E. Environmental science and Technology, Sustainable Approach to Green (CS)

Recommended reading

Moldan, B., A decade os suistanable development, UK, Prague, 2004 (CS)
Ganguly, P., Enviromental Impact Assesment And Enviromental Auditing, Phare, MŽP ČR, Sv. 40, 1996 (CS)
Moldan, B., Indikátory trvale udržitelného rozvoje, MŽP ČR, 1996 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPCP_CHTOZP Master's

    branch NPCO_CHTOZP , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NKCP_CHTOZP Master's

    branch NKCO_CHTOZP , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Helena Doležalová Weissmannová, Ph.D.