546-0801/01 – Sustainable Production and Consumption (UVaS)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Environmental EngineeringCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorRNDr. Alena Labodová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2008/2009Year of cancellation2016/2017
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
KOD009 Ing. Jana Kodymová, Ph.D.
LAB25 RNDr. Alena Labodová, 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

To understand the impact of production and consumption to the global ecosystem on macro scale, global material flows, producers and consumers behavior.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Project work

Summary

Global material flows, exploration of resources, consumers and producers approach. Tools for minimization of production/consumption on environment.

Compulsory literature:

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis, published in 2005 by Island Press. (http://www.millenniumassessment.org/documents/document.356.aspx.pdf) Environmental Science. Understanding, protecting and managing the environment in the Baltic Sea Region. Editors: Lars Rydén, Pawel Migula and Magnus Andersson. BUP Uppsala 2003 (http://www2.balticuniv.uu.se/bup-3/index.php/public/textbooks-course-materials/course-materials/environmental-science) Web sources: www.wbcsd.org, www.unido.org, www.unep.org, www.who.org, www.mzp.cz, www.cemc.cz, Agenda 21. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/Agenda21.pd ASHBY, M. F., Didac FERRER I BALAS and Jordi SEGALÀS. [2016]. Materials and sustainable development. Amsterdam: Elsevier/BH.

Recommended literature:

Web sources: www.mzp.cz,www.cemc.cz,www.cenia.cz Various scientific journals http://ec.europa.eu/environment/green-growth/index_en.htm Resource Efficiency (www.unido.org) US EPA: Principlles of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production. An International Training Course. 1999 (electronic version at lecturer) Manual on the Development of Cleaner Production Policies — Approaches and Instruments. UNIDO CP Programme, Vienna 2002

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Group project with results presentation

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Global material and energy flows for production and consumption, visible and hidden exploration of sources (Hidden backpack) 2. Influence on primary sources consumption in production – ecodesign, cleaner production 3. Substitution of primary sources by secondary ones – reuse, recycling 4. Tools for improvement of material recycling share – legislative, financial 5. Management of end-of-life waste collection and treatment 6. Sustainable consumption from producers’ point of view – ecoefficiency 7. Sustainable consumption from consumers’ point of view – ecological footprint, consumption patterns 8. Consumers’ access to information about environmental characteristics of product. 9. Legislative, economical and informational tools for individual consumption regulation 10. Tools for regulation of public consumption 11. Environmental ethics 12. Municipality support to sustainable consumption. 13. Environmental education for sustainable consumption 14. Participation of NGO’s in SCP support

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester, validity until: 2011/2012 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (145) 51 3
        Examination Examination 100  0 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 45  0 3
Mandatory attendence participation:

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2015/2016 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (6208T031) Environmental Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner
O - ECTS FMG - Study Further 2014/2015 Full-time Czech Optional 501 - Study Office stu. block
O - ECTS FMG - Study Further 2013/2014 Full-time Czech Optional 501 - Study Office stu. block
O - ECTS FMG - Study Further 2012/2013 Full-time Czech Optional 501 - Study Office stu. block

Assessment of instruction



2014/2015 Winter
2011/2012 Winter
2009/2010 Winter