546-0401/09 – Environmental Management (EM)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 3 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2022/2023 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Knowledge rendered after completion of the course: Do the themes of which have been prepared outline of the subject. Students will learn about developments in the macro environment, learn about the policy instruments of environmental protection, as well as tools to promote sustainable development. Skills rendered after completion of the course: An informed discussion, knowledge of state environmental context and the economy.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Project work
Summary
The subject is introducing fundamentals and methods of environmental care
management in company (as voluntary regulations). There are different access to environmental management and their relationship. Main attention is focused on sustainable development, global scenarios and their use, ecoefectivity, product policy, environmental risk and healthy risk, environmental computer science (informatics).
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
active participation of students in seminars, discussion to the presented topics
The course is completed by a combined (oral, written) exam
E-learning
Other requirements
For every seminar hour compulsory part is a presentation of seminar work. There is requested ability of students to present the chosen topics in PowerPoint and defend her/his opinion in discussion.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Environmental management - discussion of different approaches, their economic impacts
2. Waste minimization, cleaner production. Definition, description of evaluation of cleaner production possibilities. Methodology of implementation in the company. Benefits of cleaner production projects for the environment and the company's economy. IPPC - principles, implementation, best available technologies (BAT), reference lists BAT - BREF, Czech legislation.
3. Environmental audits (EA) - definitions, regulations. Types of EA, common features and differences, description of the procedure, participants, team formation, auditors - qualification requirements, internal and external audits - differences, method of using the results
4. Product life cycle assessment (LCA) - definition, methodology, benefits, use, standards ISO 14040, 14044.
5. Environmental labeling. National environmental labeling program, European labeling.
6. Environmental management systems. Implementation of EMS according to ISO 14001 - environmental policy, goals and target values, environmental programs, staff training, EMS audit, management review of the system, participation of consultants, teamwork, project management. EMS certification - conditions, possibilities, reasons, costs. Accreditation of certification bodies.
7. EMAS - differences from ISO 14001, verification, qualification requirements for environmental verifiers. Registration of EMAS verified, responsible authority.
8. Links to other management systems (quality, safety and hygiene, risk assessment), integrated management system.
9. Environmental profile indicators, ISO 14031, eco-efficiency.
10. Environmental reporting, CSR
11. The role of risk assessment in environmental protection, environmental impacts of industrial accidents
12. Environmental management of the territory (city, region), environmental part of Local Agenda 21, indicators of sustainable development - meaning, selection, use
13. Information technology in environmental protection - ways of use. Access to environmental information, Aarhus Agreement, public participation, Czech legislation.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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