Course detail

Sustainable Development

FCH-BAA_TURAcad. year: 2010/2011

The issue of Sustainable Development. Factors of endangering of nature spere. Assessment of criticality of areas (probability of damage), Effects of antropogenic activities on ecosystems (energetics, maning, metalurgy, chemic and food industry, agriculture and forestry, transport). Effect of growing population on sustainable development. Methods and proceses of achievement of Sustainable Development.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Helena Doležalová Weissmannová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Understanding of basic terms, importance and achievement of sustainable development, assesssment of criticality area, anthropogenic impact on ecosystems.

Prerequisites

General compendium of knowledges. The basic knowledges of chemistry and ecology.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Final classification is based on average classification of individual tasks - seminar work and oral presentation.

Course curriculum

1. Terms of sustainable development.
2. The goals of SD.
3. Contents of SD.
4. The main goals of achievement of sustainable development.
5. Indicators of SD.
6. Natural sphere, probability of damage to area.
7. Assessmet of criticality area (probability of damage).
8. Impact antropogenic activities of nature, ecosystems.
9. Importance of SD in relationship of impact.
10. Activities of achievement of sustainable development.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The explanation of importance sustainable development (SD), contents of SD, the anthropogenic impact on nature. The explanation of methods of achievement SD.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Consultations for students in distant form.
Consultations for students.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Botkin,D.B., Keller,E.A. : Environmnetal Science.Earth as Living Planet, J.Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2000 (EN)
Chiras D.D. Environmnetal science, Creating a sustanaible future. Jones and Bartlett Publisher, 2006, pp.1-730 (EN)
Doležalová: Studijní opory. https://www.vutbr.cz/elearning/course (EN)

Recommended reading

Moldan, B. K udržitelnému rozvoji České republiky: vytváření podmínek. Univerzita Karlova, Centrum pro otázky životního prostředí, 2002 (EN)
Moldan, B., A decade os suistanable development, UK, Prague, 2004 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPCP_CHCHT_INT Bachelor's

    branch BPCO_CHTOZP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch BPCO_CHM , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme BPCP_OOB Bachelor's

    branch BPCO_KROO , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme BKCP_OOB Bachelor's

    branch BKCO_KROO , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme NPCP_CHM_INT Master's

    branch NPCO_CHM , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Helena Doležalová Weissmannová, Ph.D.