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Circular Economy

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Course Unit Code546-0131/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second 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
CAB72prof. Ing. Vladimír Čablík, Ph.D.
MUD0002Ing. Jaroslav Mudruňka, Ph.D.
Summary
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Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
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Course Contents
1. Circular Economy, definition and benefits, basic concepts
2. Legal regulations, strategic documents
3. Tools in the field of Environmental protection - Ecodesign
4. Circular economy in the production process
5. Sustainable production of raw materials
6. Waste Management in the Circular Economy
7. Waste management in the Czech Republic
8. Overview of recycling technologies
9. Energy from waste
10. Critical raw materials
11. Construction and demolition - raw materials
12. Water in circular economy
13. Competitiveness of EU industry - Innovation in circular economy
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
SILLANPÄÄ M. and CH. NCIBI. The Circular Economy - 1st Edition. Elsevier. 2019. E-Book. ISBN 9780128152683.
CHARTER, M., ed. Designing for the circular economy. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. ISBN 978-1-138-08101-7.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS. EUROPEAN COMMISSION. COM(2015). Document 52015DC0614.
Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship. Designing for a circular economy. Circular Economy Innovation Project. Flora Poppelaars. 2013-2014.
MYNÁŘOVÁ L. a V. VÍŠEK. Inovace v cirkulární ekonomice. Institut cirkulární ekonomiky. 2019.
CHARTER, M., ed. Designing for the circular economy. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. ISBN 978-1-138-08101-7.
Oběhové hospodářství: definice, význam a přínos. Zpravodajství EVROPSKÝ PARLAMENT/Ekonomika. 2018.
SDĚLENÍ KOMISE EVROPSKÉMU PARLAMENTU, RADĚ, EVROPSKÉMU HOSPODÁŘSKÉMU A SOCIÁLNÍMU VÝBORU A VÝBORU REGIONŮ. Uzavření cyklu – akční plán EU pro oběhové hospodářství. EVROPSKÁ KOMISE. COM(2015) 614 final.
Recommended Reading:
KOVACIC, Z., R. STRAND and T. VÖLKER. The Circular Economy in Europe. New York: Routledge, 2020. | Series: Routledge explorations in sustainability and governance: Routledge, 2019. DOI: 10.4324/9780429061028. ISBN 9780429061028.
WEETMAN, C. A circular economy handbook for business and supply chains: repair, remake, redesign, rethink. New York: Kogan Page, 2017. ISBN 9780749476755.
Alternativní přístupy k využití obnovitelných zdrojů energie v architektuře 2019: sborník příspěvků konference. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2019. ISBN 978-80-01-06653-9.
VÖRÖS, F. Pěnový polystyren a cirkulární ekonomika. Odpady: odborný časopis pro nakládání s odpady a životní prostředí. Praha: Economia: Profi Press, 2018, 28(8), 29. ISSN 1210-4922.
BORKOVCOVÁ, M. a M. ŽÁKOVÁ. Biologie pro odpadové hospodářství. Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7509-240-3.
WEETMAN, C. A circular economy handbook for business and supply chains: repair, remake, redesign, rethink. New York: Kogan Page, 2017. ISBN 9780749476755.
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
        CreditCredit33 (33)18
                Semestrální projekt ISemestral project10 5
                Semestrální projekt IISemestral project10 5
                TestOther task type6 4
                PísemkaWritten test7 4
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)33
                Písemná zkouškaWritten examination30 15
                Ústní zkouškaOral examination37 18