1. Definitions – environment, environmental protection, ecology, environmental pollution and degradation. Changes in the environment according to demographic, social and technical development, resources use, renewable and non-renewable sources. Local, regional and global environmental pollution, assimilation capacity of nature. Global ecosystem, ecosystem services. Biodiversity, Convention on Biological Diversity, genetic banks.
2. History of environmental protection. Basic strategies, development in timeline, main features. Economical comparison of different environmental strategies.
3. Sustainable development – definition, principles, documents. Agenda 21. Scenarios of sustainable development (WBCSD).
4. Preventive strategy – principles, tools, proactive impact, win-win strategy and its advantages.
5. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) – principle, Czech legislation, time requirements, participants in EIA process, role of state administration, local administration and public. EIA experts – qualification requirements, formation of team for EIA process, methods for assessment.
6. Environmental audits – definition, legislation. Various types of environmental audit, differences and common signs, description of audit program and plan, participants. Auditors – qualification requirements, formation of team for audit.
7. Waste minimization, cleaner production. Definition, description of CP assessment project. Implementation in companies. Benefits of CP project for environment and economics of company. IPPC – principle, Czech legislation, BAT, BREF.
8. LCA (Life Cycle Assessment).
9. Environmental labels and declarations.
10.Environmental management systems – definition, basic features, specifications. EMS certification – rules, possibilities, costs and benefits. Accreditation of certification bodies. EMAS and ISO 14001 - differences. Connection to other management systems (QMS, SMS, OHSAS etc.). EPI’s, ISO 14031. CSR.
11.Voluntary agreements - reason, methodology, relation to the legislation, benefits.
12.Environmental economy – basic terms, economical tools for environmental protection, environmental accounting.
13.Environmental management of territories (town, region), environemetal part of Local Agenda 21, indicators of sustainable development - sense, choice, usage. Information technologies in environmental protection - methods of utilization.
2. History of environmental protection. Basic strategies, development in timeline, main features. Economical comparison of different environmental strategies.
3. Sustainable development – definition, principles, documents. Agenda 21. Scenarios of sustainable development (WBCSD).
4. Preventive strategy – principles, tools, proactive impact, win-win strategy and its advantages.
5. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) – principle, Czech legislation, time requirements, participants in EIA process, role of state administration, local administration and public. EIA experts – qualification requirements, formation of team for EIA process, methods for assessment.
6. Environmental audits – definition, legislation. Various types of environmental audit, differences and common signs, description of audit program and plan, participants. Auditors – qualification requirements, formation of team for audit.
7. Waste minimization, cleaner production. Definition, description of CP assessment project. Implementation in companies. Benefits of CP project for environment and economics of company. IPPC – principle, Czech legislation, BAT, BREF.
8. LCA (Life Cycle Assessment).
9. Environmental labels and declarations.
10.Environmental management systems – definition, basic features, specifications. EMS certification – rules, possibilities, costs and benefits. Accreditation of certification bodies. EMAS and ISO 14001 - differences. Connection to other management systems (QMS, SMS, OHSAS etc.). EPI’s, ISO 14031. CSR.
11.Voluntary agreements - reason, methodology, relation to the legislation, benefits.
12.Environmental economy – basic terms, economical tools for environmental protection, environmental accounting.
13.Environmental management of territories (town, region), environemetal part of Local Agenda 21, indicators of sustainable development - sense, choice, usage. Information technologies in environmental protection - methods of utilization.