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Terminated in academic year 2013/2014

Environmental Management

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0401/05
Abbreviation EM
Course title Environmental Management
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Environmental management – discussion of various approaches and their advantages/disadvantages, voluntary regulation, economical impact
2. Global scenarios of sustainable development (WBCSD), use in environmental management, MA scenarios for global ecosystem
3. CR scenarios, State Environmental Policy
4. Ecoefficiency – CP, clean technologies, BAT, BREF (IPPC), ecoefficiency indicators (WBCSD, ISO 14031)
5. Sustainable products – design for environment, extended producers’ responsibility, integrated product policy (EU), SCP
6. EMS as a managerial tool, integrated management systems, environmental reporting, CSR
7. Role of risk assessment in environmental protection, environmental impact of industrial accidents
8. Environmental management of area (city, region), legislative tools
9. Local Agenda 21, sustainability indicators – methods, use
10. Environmental health, NEHAP, monitoring
11. IT use in environmental protection – methods, tools
12. Access to the information about environment, Aarhus convention, public participation

Literature

LAME, M.; MARCANTONIO, R. Environmental Management: Concepts and Practical Skills. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. ISBN 978-1-009-10206-2 .
BARROW, C. J. Environmental Management: Introduction, Challenges, Opportunities. 3rd ed. Abingdon: Routledge, 2024. ISBN 978-1-032-03967-1 .

Advised literature

SCHMIDT, W.-P. Solutions for Sustainability Challenges: Technical Sustainability Management and Life Cycle Thinking. Cham: Springer, 2024. ISBN 978-3-031-63623-3 .
ISO 14031. Environmental management — Environmental performance evaluation — Guidelines, current edition.
ISO 14040; ISO 14044. Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Principles and framework; Requirements and guidelines, current editions.