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Circular Economy

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 546-0131/02
Abbreviation CE
Course title Circular Economy
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Vladimír Čablík, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Circular Economy, definition and benefits, basic concepts
2. Legal regulations, strategic documents
3. Tools in the field of Environmental protection - Ecodesign
4. Circular economy in the production process
5. Sustainable production of raw materials
6. Waste Management in the Circular Economy
7. Waste management in the Czech Republic
8. Overview of recycling technologies
9. Energy from waste
10. Critical raw materials
11. Construction and demolition - raw materials
12. Water in circular economy
13. Competitiveness of EU industry - Innovation in circular economy

Literature

PATNAIK S., MILLER L. and VIGLIAROLO F. Circular Economy and Sustainable Value Creation through Eco-Innovation. Springer. 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-88516-7. ISBN 978-3-031-88515-0 .
SUBIN A.J., CALHOUN J., RENTERIA O.B., MERCADO, P., NAKAJIMA, S. et al. 2024. Promoting a Circular Economy in Mining Practices. Online. Sustainability. 2024. vol. 16, no. 24, p. 11016. ISSN 2071-1050 . Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su162411016.
SILLANPÄÄ M. and CH. NCIBI. The Circular Economy - 1st Edition. Elsevier. 2019. E-Book. ISBN 978-0-12-815267-6 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/C2017-0-02916-6.
CHARTER, M., ed. Designing for the circular economy. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. ISBN 978-1-138-08101-7 .

Advised literature

MAVROPOULOS, A. and A.W. NILSEN. Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy: Towards a Wasteless Future or a Wasteful Planet? Publisher‏:Wiley. 448 pages. 2020. ISBN 978-1119699286 .
KOVACIC, Z., R. STRAND and T. VÖLKER. The Circular Economy in Europe. New York: Routledge, 2020. | Series: Routledge explorations in sustainability and governance: Routledge, 2019. DOI: 10.4324/9780429061028. ISBN 9780429061028 .
European Commission (2020): A new Circular Economy Action Plan. For a cleaner and more competitive Europe. COM(2020) 98 final. Brussels. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:9903b325-6388-11ea-b735-01aa75ed71a1.0017.02/DOC_1&format=PDF
WEETMAN, C. A circular economy handbook for business and supply chains: repair, remake, redesign, rethink. New York: Kogan Page, 2017. ISBN 9780749476755 .


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