Industrial Ecology

Summary

The subject contains basic knowledge of the area of ecology and the environment; it deals with environmental factors and their acting, with the population, community (relations, interactions). Special emphasis is put on the function of ecosystems (food relations, trophic chains, energy in
ecosystems and ecosystem productivity) and application of thermodynamic laws. Further, the subject deals with the biosphere and noosphere (biosphere source, utilisation of energy and mineral resources, food security) and expected ecological crises.

Literature

BEGON M., HARPER J. L. & TOWNSEND C. R. Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities. 4th Edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston etc. 2006.
HILTY, J.A., LIDICKER W.Z., ADINA M. Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation. Island Press. 2006.
FRIEDMAN, B. Environmental ecology. The ecological effects of pollution, disturbance and other stresses. Secon edition. California (USA), Academic Press, San Diego, 1995.
FULBRIGHT, T., HEWITT, D.G. Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications. CRC Press. 2007.

Advised literature

BUCKLEY, G.P. Biological Habitat Reconstruction. New Jersey , John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 1989, 224 s. .
Kay, J.J. Kibert, C.; Sendzimir, J.; Guy, B. (eds.). On Complexity Theory, Exergy and Industrial Ecology: Some Implications for Construction Ecology. Construction Ecology: Nature as the Basis for Green Buildings: 72–107. 2002.
KREBS C.J. Ecological Methodology. 2nd Edition. Addison Wesley Longman, Menlo Park etc. 1999.
MCPHERSON G.R., DESTEPHANO S. Applied ecology and natural resource management. Cambridge Univ.Press 2003.

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Language of instruction	čeština
Code	546-0906
Abbreviation	PREK
Course title	Industrial Ecology
Coordinating department	Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.