546-0692/03 – Environmental Protection (OchTŽP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Vojtech Dirner, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Vojtech Dirner, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2013/2014 | Year of cancellation | 2017/2018 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
To be familiar with environmental issues in general terms. To distinguish the different approaches to estimate and find the best solutions for specific environmental issues.
Students will be able to provide informations for work with practice, demonstrate and evaluate a general overview of the issue. Comparing the different approaches and confrontation with practice. Prove to show results and solve problems with high quality of work and all by itself.
Demonstrate communication skills (speaking and active writing), to handle technical terminology.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Project work
Other activities
Summary
Ecology, protection of environment, environmental engineering. Ecosystems,
their functions and their stability. Transformation of energy and material in
environment. Solar energy and its transformation, assimilation and
dissimilation. Biogeochemical cycles of carbon, oxygen, water, nitrogen,
phosforus, sulfur and other elements. Water as a part of biosphere,
surfacewater, underground water, drinking water, technological water. Water
pollution. Monitoring of water quality. Soil in environtment, pedogenesis.
Physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. Soil protection and
decontamination. Atmosphere, chemical composition and physical properties. Air
pollution, emissions, deposition. Main pollutants: compounds of carbon,
sulphur, nitrogen, halogens, solid particles. Acid rain, ozone layer
depletion, greenhouse effect. Air protection. Monitoring of air pollution.
Waste management and disposal. Environmental management.
Compulsory literature:
Friedman, B.: Environmental ecology. The ecological effects of pollution,
disturbance and other stresses. Secon edition. California (USA), Academic
Press, San Diego, 1995.
Miller, G.T.: Environmental Science - an introduction. Second edition.
Wadsworth publ. company. Belmont. California, 1988.
Morgan, S.: Ecology and environment: the cycles of life, Oxford University
Press, USA, 1995.
Recommended literature:
Meadows, D.H., Meadows, D.L., Randers, J.: Beyond the limits. Global collapse
or a sustainable future. Earthscan Publ. Ltd. London, 1992.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
oral and written form during the whole semester, tests and undeclared form
E-learning
Other requirements
processing seminar work
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to environmental protection. Definition of basic concepts.
2. Earth and life. Man and his environment.
3. Damage to the natural components of the environment. Pollution of air and water. Damage to soils.
4. Negative impacts on ecosystem stability and radiation and heat balance of the planet.
5. The effects of anthropogenic activities on the environment : agriculture and industry.
6. Physical and chemical pollution. The effects of anthropogenic activities on the environment : energy production , resource extraction , transportation. Excessive consumption of limited resources of raw materials and energy. Reclamation and revitalization of the landscape.
7. The effects of anthropogenic activities on the environment : consumerism , waste production.
8. Global environmental problems.
9. Options to protect natural environmental components - technical protection. Technology protection of air, water and soil protection . Technology protection against physical and chemical pollution pollution.
10. Waste management. Basic methods of waste disposal. The introduction of "clean " technologies.
11. Save energy - Use of alternative sources.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction