546-0752/08 – Environmental Management (EM )

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Environmental EngineeringCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2007/2008Year of cancellation2022/2023
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
KOD009 Ing. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 12+0

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
Individual consultations
Tutorials

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:

Web sources: www.wbcsd.org, www.unido.org, www.unepie.org, www.who.org, www.env.cz, www.cemc.cz, http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ipp/home.htm Various scientific journals ISO norms 14000

Recommended literature:

Various scientific journals

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

- continuous examination orally and in writing - submission of the final seminar work - passing the written and oral exam

E-learning

Other requirements

- continuous examination orally and in writing - submission of the final seminar work - passing the written and oral exam

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Definitions – environment, environmental protection, ecology, environmental pollution and degradation. Local, regional and global environmental pollution, assimilation capacity of nature. 2. Changes in the environment according to demographic, social and technical development, resources use, renewable and non-renewable sources. Global ecosystem, ecosystem services. Biodiversity, Convention on Biological Diversity, genetic banks. 3. History of environmental protection. Basic strategies, development in timeline, main features. Economical comparison of different environmental strategies. 4. Sustainable development – definition, principles, documents. Agenda 21. Scenarios of sustainable development (WBCSD) 5. Preventive strategy –principles, tools, proactive impact, win-win strategy and its advantages 6. EIA – principle, Czech legislation, time requirements, participants in EIA process, role of state administration, local administration and public. EIA experts – qualification requirements, formation of team for EIA process, methods for assessment. 7. Environmental audits – definition, legislation. Various types of environmental audit, differences and common signs, description of audit program and plan, participants. Auditors – qualification requirements, formation of team for audit. 8. Waste minimization, cleaner production. Definition, description of CP assessment project. Implementation in companies. Benefits of CP project for environment and economics of company. IPPC – principle, Czech legislation, BAT, BREF. 9. LCA 10. Environmental labels and declarations 11. Environmental management systems – definition, basic features, specifications. 12. EMS certification – rules, possibilities, costs and benefits. Accreditation of certification bodies. EMAS and ISO 14001 - differences. Connection to other management systems (QMS, SMS, OHSAS etc.). EPI’s, ISO 14031.CSR 13. Voluntary agreements - reason, methodology, relation to the legislation, benefits. 14. Environmental economy – basic terms, economical tools for environmental protection, environmental accounting

Conditions for subject completion

Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study

Occurrence in study plans

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2022/2023 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T001) Economics and Management in the Field of Raw Materials K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry K Czech Most 1 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T003) Commerce Engineering in Raw Materials Treatment Industry P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan

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