| Course Unit Code | 546-0421/07 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| KOD009 | Ing. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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The subject is introducing fundamentals and methods of environmental care
management in company (as voluntary regulations). There are different access to
environmental management and their relationship. Main attention is focused on
sustainable development, global scenarios and their use, ecoefectivity, product
policy, environmental risk and healthy risk, environmental computer science
(informatics).
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| Knowledge rendered after completion of the course: Do the themes of which have been prepared outline of the subject. Students will learn about developments in the macro environment, learn about the policy instruments of environmental protection, as well as tools to promote sustainable development. Skills rendered after completion of the course: An informed discussion, knowledge of state environmental context and the economy |
| Course Contents |
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1. Definitions – environment, environmental protection, ecology, environmental pollution and degradation. Local, regional and global environmental pollution, assimilation capacity of nature.
2. Changes in the environment according to demographic, social and technical development, resources use, renewable and non-renewable sources. Global ecosystem, ecosystem services. Biodiversity, Convention on Biological Diversity, genetic banks.
3. History of environmental protection. Basic strategies, development in timeline, main features. Economical comparison of different environmental strategies.
4. Sustainable development – definition, principles, documents. Agenda 21. Scenarios of sustainable development (WBCSD)
5. Preventive strategy –principles, tools, proactive impact, win-win strategy and its advantages
6. EIA – principle, Czech legislation, time requirements, participants in EIA process, role of state administration, local administration and public. EIA experts – qualification requirements, formation of team for EIA process, methods for assessment.
7. Environmental audits – definition, legislation. Various types of environmental audit, differences and common signs, description of audit program and plan, participants. Auditors – qualification requirements, formation of team for audit.
8. Waste minimization, cleaner production. Definition, description of CP assessment project. Implementation in companies. Benefits of CP project for environment and economics of company. IPPC – principle, Czech legislation, BAT, BREF.
9. LCA
10. Environmental labels and declarations
11. Environmental management systems – definition, basic features, specifications.
12. EMS certification – rules, possibilities, costs and benefits. Accreditation of certification bodies. EMAS and ISO 14001 - differences. Connection to other management systems (QMS, SMS, OHSAS etc.). EPI’s, ISO 14031.CSR
13. Voluntary agreements - reason, methodology, relation to the legislation, benefits.
14. Environmental economy – basic terms, economical tools for environmental protection, environmental accounting
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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Rydén, L., Migula, P., Anderson, M: Environmental Science: Understanding, Protecting and Managing the Environment in the Baltic Sea Region, Baltic University Press, 2003, 824p., ISBN 91-970017-0-8
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: General Synthesis (http://www.maweb.org/en/Synthesis.aspx)
ISO norms 14000
EMAS |
Remtová, K.: Preventivní přístupy v ochraně životního prostředí, 1998,
dostupné v elektronické formě u přednášející
Internet – stránky MŽP (www.env.cz), CENIA (www.cenia.cz), CEMC
(www.cemc.cz), elektronická knihovna MŽP (www.env.cz)
odborné časopisy (Planeta, Enviznačení, Environmentální aspekty)
normy řady ISO 14000
EMAS
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| Recommended Reading: |
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Web sources: www.wbcsd.org, www.unido.org, www.unepie.org, www.who.org,
www.env.cz, www.cemc.cz, http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ipp/home.htm
Various scientific journals
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Kotovicová,J. a kol.: Čistší produkce, ISBN 80-7057-675-1, MZLU Brno 2003
Remtová, K.: Strategie podniku v péči o životní prostředí,ISBN 80-245-1086-3, VŠE Praha 2006 |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Exercises evaluation and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Exercises evaluation | Credit | 33 | 17 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 | 34 |