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Lecturer(s)
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Šedlbauer Josef, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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<ol><li>A subject of interest to natural sciences and humanities that investigate the environment. Commentary on the list of recommended reading. Ecological principles. Population growth and burden on global ecosystems.</li> <li>Development of the earth's atmosphere, its composition and stratification, flow in the atmosphere, biogeochemical cycle of oxygen. Climate action of oceans and land, weather and climate modeling.</li> <li>Greenhouse effect and its consequences: greenhouse gases and their sources, biogeochemical cycle of carbon, radiation balance in the atmosphere, atmospheric feedbacks.</li> <li>Origin of stratospheric ozone, mechanisms of its destruction by catalytic reactions.</li> Biogeochemical cycles of nitrogen and sulfur, aerosols. Tropospheric smog and other atmospheric pollution, basic methods of desulfurization and denitrification.</li> <li>The impact of agriculture on the environment: historical development, the Green Revolution, soil degradation, organic farming, GMOs.</li> <li>Biodiversity, its development and importance, consequences of reducing species diversity.</li> <li>Global problems - historical perspective.</li> <li>Energy security.</li> <li>Environmental indicators, ecological footprint, product life cycle.</li> <li>Sustainability strategies, tools of environmental policy and administration.</li> <li>Fundamentals of environmental ethics.</li> <li>Presentation of seminar papers.</li> <li>Reserve.</li> </ol>
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Written assignment presentation and defence
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Master: main topics of environmental studies.
Basic knowledge on field including skills.
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Prerequisites
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knowledge of high school chemistry and biology
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Preparation of the seminar thesis and its defence.
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Recommended literature
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Moldan, B., Hák, T., Kolářová, H. K udržitelnému rozvoji České republiky - vytváření podmínek, sv.1-5. COŽP UK Praha, 2002.
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Wright, R.T. Environmental Science. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2005.
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