English

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Of all faculties

Principles and strategy of Sustainable Development (SD). Global problems. Principles of Nature Protection. The actual state of environment in the Czech Republic.

Principles of chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology.

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

Examination paper of types problems of SD or nature protection and oral presentation.

1. Introduction of SD, terms, the concept of SD, timeline.
2. Principles of SD (Objectivities, Qaulity of Life, Diversity, Carryng capacity, Future Generations, Polluter Pays, precaution)
3. Problems of pollutions, resources, Environmental Ethics, World in the balance Earth peril.
4. Climate change, Ozone Depletion, problems of oceans, Freswater, Wildlife, soil, Land Use, Waste, Radioactivity.
5. The importance of declaration, convention of SD, Key documents (Bruntland Report, Rio Earth Summit, Agenda 21, Kyoto protocol, Johannesburg 2002, Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, 2003), Plans of Implementation, OECD. Key documents of SD in EU and CZ.
6. Indicators od SD, Plans of Environment 2010 - Environmental Issue
7. World and national nature protection.
8. Principles of nature protection.
9. Environment, strategy, perspective. Ecological footprint.
10. Nature and lanscape protection. Natura 2000, important declaration.
11. Special protection of nature, flora, vegetation, fauna, animals.
12. The actual state of nature protection in CZ.

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The understanding of basic principles and strategy of sustainable development SD, Global problems of mankind. The importance of special parts of declaration, convention of sustainable development. Characteristic features of plans of sustainable development. Indicators of SD. Activities of the European Union and the Czech Republic in the field of SD and nature protection. The insight into basic principles of nature protection of world and national level. The actual state of environment in the Czech Republic.

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Manahan S.E. Environmental science and Technology, Sustainable Approach to Green (EN)

Primack, B.P., Kinldmann, P., Jersáková, J., Biologické principy ochrany přírody, Portál, Praha, 2001 (EN)
Moldan, B., A decade os suistanable development, UK, Prague, 2004 (EN)

26 hours, optionally