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Course, academic year 2011/2012
  
   
Introduction to Ecological Engineering - N111035
Title: Úvod do inženýrské ekologie
Guaranteed by: Department of Organic Technology (111)
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology
Actual: from 2009 to 2012
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:3
E-Credits: winter s.:3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Guarantor: Petrisko Miroslav Ing. CSc.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
The course will introduce students to the ecology as the study of relationships between living and nonliving components of the environment and the human technosphere and ecosystems. Students learn the basic processes of greening existing manufacturing and design principles of environmentally sound production practices
Last update: TAJ111 (30.08.2013)
Literature -

R: Begon M., Harper J.L., Townsend C.R.: "Ekologie", Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, Olomouc 1997, 8070676957.

R: Červinka P.: "Antropogenní transformace přírodní sféry" Univerzita Karlova, Praha 1995, 8071840181.

R: Moldan B., Hák T., Kolářová H.: "K Udržitelnému rozvoji České republiky: Vytváření podmínek", Centrum pro otázky životního prostředí UK, Praha 2002

Last update: TAJ111 (30.08.2013)
Syllabus -

1. Ecology - the science of relations, definitions

2. Biotic components of the environment (flora, fauna, human)

3. Abiotic components of the environment (atmosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere)

4. Relations between the components of the environment

5. Man and his activities as a part of the ecosystem

6. Fields of human activity and their relationship to the environment

7. Socio-cultural aspects of ecology

8. The concept of sustainable development

9. The level of technology - the basic element affecting the environment

10. Effects of manufacturing processes

11. Environmental technology (liquidation or minimize the effects of production)

12. Monitoring the environment, creation of legislation

13. A systems approach to environmental protection, environmental accounting

14. Optimizing the impacts

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Learning resources -

Materials distributed by lecturer

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Learning outcomes -

Students will be able to:

  • Understand the relations between human activities and ecosystems
  • Assess the possibility of environmental modifications of production processes
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Registration requirements -

Toxicology and Ecology

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