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Ecological Aspects of Air Transport

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Course Unit Code342-0695/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
GRA0013Ing. Vojtěch Graf, Ph.D.
Summary
The student will get acquainted with the main aspects of air transport, especially noise and emissions of aircraft engines, which fundamentally affect the environment. He will also be acquainted with legislative regulations aimed at minimizing negative effects on the environment and with the environmental policy of airports.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the impacts of air traffic on the environment, the legislation that regulates the issue and the environmental policy of individual subjects of air transport.
Course Contents
1. Transport and environment
2. Basic concepts of ecology
3. Environmental Management System (EMS)
4. Legislative basis
5. Introduction to regulation L16 Environmental protection
6. Regulation L16 / I - Aircraft noise
7. Regulation L16 / II - Emissions from aircraft engines
8. Airport environmental policy
9. Airport environmental policy - noise pollution
10. Airport environmental policy - air
11. Airport environmental policy - water protection and waste management
12. Airport environmental policy - monitoring and spatial planning
13. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
14. Repetition/reserve
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Letecký předpis L16 I Hluk letadel
Letecký předpis L16 II Emise letadlových motorů
ŠKAPA, Petr. Doprava a životní prostředí I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0433-6.
KAZDA, A., CAVES, R.,E. Airport design and operation. 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier, c2007. ISBN 978-0-08-045104-6.
Letecký předpis L16 I Hluk letadel
Letecký předpis L16 II Emise letadlových motorů
ŠKAPA, Petr. Doprava a životní prostředí I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0433-6.
KAZDA, A., CAVES, R.,E. Airport design and operation. 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier, c2007. ISBN 978-0-08-045104-6.
Recommended Reading:
KAZDA, Antonín. Letiská: design a prevádzka. V Žiline: Vysoká škola dopravy a spojov, 1995. ISBN 80-7100-240-2.
ŠKAPA, Petr. Doprava a životní prostředí II. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0434-4.
ŠKAPA, Petr. Doprava a životní prostředí III. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2004. ISBN 80-248-0510-3.
DALEY, Ben. Air Transport and the Environment. Ashgate Publishing Company, 2010. ISBN 9780754672869.
KAZDA, Antonín. Letiská: design a prevádzka. V Žiline: Vysoká škola dopravy a spojov, 1995. ISBN 80-7100-240-2.
ŠKAPA, Petr. Doprava a životní prostředí II. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0434-4.
ŠKAPA, Petr. Doprava a životní prostředí III. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2004. ISBN 80-248-0510-3.
DALEY, Ben. Air Transport and the Environment. Ashgate Publishing Company, 2010. ISBN 9780754672869.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 15