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Environmental Protection

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Course Unit Code546-0305/09
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
KRE71Ing. Hana Švehláková, Ph.D.
Summary
Ecology, protection of environment, environmental engineering. Ecosystems,
their functions and their stability. Transformation of energy and material in
environment. Solar energy and its transformation, assimilation and
dissimilation. Biogeochemical cycles of carbon, oxygen, water, nitrogen,
phosforus, sulfur and other elements. Water as a part of biosphere,
surfacewater, underground water, drinking water, technological water. Water
pollution. Monitoring of water quality. Soil in environtment, pedogenesis.
Physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. Soil protection and
decontamination. Atmosphere, chemical composition and physical properties. Air
pollution, emissions, deposition. Main pollutants: compounds of carbon,
sulphur, nitrogen, halogens, solid particles. Acid rain, ozone layer
depletion, greenhouse effect. Air protection. Monitoring of air pollution.
Waste management and disposal. Environmental management.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
To be familiar with environmental issues in general terms. To distinguish the different approaches to estimate and find the best solutions for specific environmental issues.
Students will be able to provide informations for work with practice, demonstrate and evaluate a general overview of the issue. Comparing the different approaches and confrontation with practice. Prove to show results and solve problems with high quality of work and all by itself.
Demonstrate communication skills (speaking and active writing), to handle technical terminology.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to environmental theory. Defining basic concepts
2. Biosphere. Geospheres. Biotic components.
3. Streams of energy and its sources. Circuitry of substances. Ecosystems
4. The environment from the point of view of man. Anthropogenic classification of the environment. Anthropogenic demands on the environment.
5. Damage to natural environment components. Air pollution.
6. Pollution of water. Soil damage.
7. Global indicators of environmental damage. Excessive use of non-renewable resources of raw materials and energy. Negative effects on the stability of ecosystems. Negative effects on the planet's radiation and heat balance.
8. Effects of anthropogenic activities I. Agriculture. Industry. Getting energy. Extraction of raw materials. Transport.
9. Consumable way of life. Waste production. Possible consequences of damage to natural environment components.
10. Opportunities to protect natural environment components. Preventive protection. Education and learning process. Promoting the idea of sustainable development.
11. System protection: Legislative. Normative.
12. Technology protection: air; water; soil. Technology for protection against physical pollution.
13. Waste management. Implementation of "clean" technologies. Saving energy consumption - using its alternative sources.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
FREEDMAN, Bill, c1995. Environmental ecology: the ecological effects of pollution, disturbance, and other stresses. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0122665424.
Meadows, Donella. H. et al. 1992.Beyond the limits. Global collapse or a sustainable future.London: Chelsea Green Pub. ISBN 0930031628.320.
HERČÍK, Miloslav, 2004. Ochrana životního prostředí a legislativa. Ostrava: Vysoká škola podnikání, Katedra podnikání a managementu v životním prostředí. ISBN 80-86764-05-2.
BRANIŠ, Martin a Karel PIVNIČKA, 1994. Úvod do studia životního prostředí. Praha: Karolinum. ISBN 80-7066-945-4.
HERČÍK, Miloslav, 2006. Životní prostředí: základy environmentalistiky. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava. ISBN 80-248-1073-5.

Recommended Reading:
FREEDMAN, Bill, c1995. Environmental ecology: the ecological effects of pollution, disturbance, and other stresses. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0122665424.
STORCH, David a Stanislav MIHULKA, 2000. Úvod do současné ekologie. Praha: Portál. ISBN 80-7178-462-1.
ŠIMÍČKOVÁ, Marcella, 2003. Environmentální management v EU: průvodce distančním studiem. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, Regionální centrum celoživotního vzdělávání. ISBN 80-248-0361-5.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work, Terrain work, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51