546-0131/01 – Circular Economy (CE)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Vladimír Čablík, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Vladimír Čablík, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2020/2021 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The objective of the course is to acquaint students with modern trends aimed at increasing the proportion of secondary raw materials reintroduced into the Czech Republic’s economy relative to the overall consumption of primary raw materials. The concept focuses on increasing the share of secondary resources (recoverable waste materials) as substitutes for non-renewable raw materials, which represents a fundamental instrument for ensuring long-term sustainable production.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Teaching by an expert (lecture or tutorial)
Summary
The course covers the fundamental principles that define the circular economy, such as: closing material flows into functional and continuous cycles in which materials do not lose their value; drawing energy from renewable and sustainable sources; and designing products and services that do not generate negative impacts on natural ecosystems or human resources. It further addresses modern trends aimed at increasing the proportion of secondary raw materials reintroduced into the Czech Republic’s economy. The course also examines the possibilities of using secondary raw materials as substitutes for non-renewable resources, which represent a crucial instrument for ensuring long-term sustainable production.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
During the semester there will be discussions about topics being taught in lectures, in exercises there will be control in the form of tests and two semester projects. At the end of semester written and oral exams.
E-learning
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Other requirements
Study of foreign literature. Active participation in seminars. Elaboration of semestral project.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
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
Conditions for subject completion
Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study
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