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

SILLANPÄÄ M. and CH. NCIBI. The Circular Economy - 1st Edition. Elsevier. 2019. E-Book. .
CHARTER, M., ed. Designing for the circular economy. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. .
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS. EUROPEAN COMMISSION. COM(2015). Document 52015DC0614.
Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship. Designing for a circular economy. Circular Economy Innovation Project. Flora Poppelaars. 2013-2014.

Advised literature

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. .
WEETMAN, C. A circular economy handbook for business and supply chains: repair, remake, redesign, rethink. New York: Kogan Page, 2017. .

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