546-0414/03 – Transport and Environment (DaŽP)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Environmental EngineeringCredits5
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc.Subject version guarantorprof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory type B
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
LAP20 prof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Graded credit 6+6

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The target of the subject is acquainting of students with impact of common traffic systems on the environment.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
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Summary

Transportation affects on environmental quality very badly. Subject is focused on common traffic systems, which are using in Czech Republic. Students are taking up with energetic and economic aspects of individual traffic systems and fundamentals of traffic constructions. Students are also taking up with environmental impact on individual traffic systems. Main attention is focused on environmental effect of automobile transporation.

Compulsory literature:

PATZEK, T. W. The Real Biofuel Cycle. Berkeley: University of California, 2006. 48 p. DORA, C. and M. PHILLIPS (eds.). Transport, environment and health (WHO Regional Publication, European series, Nr. 89). Copenhagen: WHO, 2000, 81 p. LAPČÍK, V. Environmental Impact Assessment of Railway Lines. Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice, Series B, 2003, Nr. 9, pp. 173-192. ISBN 80-7194-605-2, ISSN 1211-6610. Environmental Technologies and Eco-innovation in the Czech Republic. Praha: CENIA, 2009. 115 p. ISBN 978-80-85087-69-7.

Recommended literature:

ADAMEC, V., P. DVOŘÁKOVÁ, J. JEDLIČKA et al. Dangerous Matter and the Traffic Wastes. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Conference Safety Engineering. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2006, pp. 1-11. ISBN 80-248-1185-5, ISSN 1801-1764. TIITA, P., T. RAUNEMAA, J. TISSARI et al. Measurement and modelling of PM2,5 concentrations near major road in Kuopio, Finland. Atmospheric Environment, 2002, Vol. 36, No. 25, pp. 4057-4068. ISSN 1352-2310. BERGLUND, B., T. LINDVALL, H. D. SCHWELA. Guidelines for Community Noise. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1999. 161 p. FARAGO, M. E., R. KANAVAGH, R. BLANKS. Platinum metal concentrations in urban road dust and soil in the United Kingdom. Fresenius´Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 1996, Vol. 354, pp. 660-663. ISSN 0937-0633.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Tests. Oral examination. Semester work.

E-learning

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Other requirements

Active participation in exercises. Semester work on the assigned topic with the use of foreign literature.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Role of transport in the Czech Republic and in Europe. Types of transport, their tasks and cooperation. Types of transport and their energy efficiency, economic point of view in transport. 2. Road transport (development of transport net in the Czech Republic, development of road net in the Czech Republic). 3. Construction of road net (types of roadways, drainage of roads and motorways, roadsides, additional lanes, bridges, tunnels, ecoducts). Car parks, stops and breakdown areas. 4. Railway transport (development of railway net, beginnings of railway operation on territory of the Czech Republic).

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)		Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 33  17
        Examination Examination 67  34 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Attending on seminars - min. 90 %, the rest part is possible to substitute (e.g. semester work on the assigned topic with the use of foreign literature).

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Attending on seminars will be discussed with every student on an individual basis. Semester work on the assigned topic with the use of foreign literature.

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Occurrence in study plans

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2024/2025 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2024/2025 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2023/2024 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2023/2024 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2022/2023 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2022/2023 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2021/2022 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2021/2022 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2020/2021 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2020/2021 (N0724A290006) Preventive Approaches in Environmental Protection K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2022/2023 Winter