Course: Selected Topics in the Environment Protection

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Course title Selected Topics in the Environment Protection
Course code KDPD/STEPD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tesař Miroslav, doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Global and local problems of environment protection and creation (of protection and creating environment) Principle of sustainable development. Environmental monitoring. Transport impact on air, soil, water, organism and health of people. Criteria and limits of environmental pollution from transport - link to international regulations. Alternative resources of energy in transport. Environmental legislature - the most important legal regulations and its commentary Waste management in the transport. Determination and evaluation of waste properties. Technologies for reduction of environmental negative impacts of transport. Particular technical solutions of selected environmental protection problems in transport. Modern physical, physical-chemical and chemical monitoring methods of environment. Working environment in transport, occupational safety and hygiene. Its connection with peoples health. Environmental information systems.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
To deepen student´s knowledge of the environmental protection and creation (in particular in transport).
By the course completion student will obtain a detailed knowledge of transport and telecommunications (TAT) impacts on environment and their reduction. He/she is familiar with modern physical, physical-chemical and chemical monitoring methods and environmental legal aspects. He/she has learned classical and alternative resources of energy, harmful effects of noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields and radiation on people health. He/she is familiar with the waste management (disposal technologies regarding electro-waste and waste from transport), working environmental factors. He/she is equipped with the knowledge of further environmental aspects in the transport and telecommunication in accordance with the specialization of the student and his/ her dissertation thesis.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the environmental protection, chemistry, physics and ICT.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Exam from this course (form, conclusion, duration) is in conformity with the Study and Examination Regulations of University Pardubice. The exam consists of a writing and an oral part. Passing the writing test is a necessary condition for taking an oral part. It is an obligation to submit a course paper at the end of the semester. During the final examination student has to prove his/her understanding of topics mentioned above and to prove the ability to solve assigned tasks individually. The students will be informed of any specific requirements by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester.
Recommended literature
  • ADAMEC V. a kol. Doprava, zdraví a životní prostředí.. Grada Praha, 2008.
  • AMUNDSEN, A. Omezování vzniku odpadů ? čistší produkce.. Praha:Enzo, 1995.
  • Colinvaux, Paul. Ecology 2. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1986. ISBN 0-471-55860-5.
  • KURAŠ, M. Odpady, jejich využívání a zneškodňování. Praha: ČEÚ, 1994.
  • MOLDAN, B. Životní prostředí - Globální perspektiva.. Praha: Regleta, 1995.
  • Smolík, Dušan. Ekologie : úvod do studia ekotechniky. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 1992. ISBN 80-7078-169-6.
  • VLČEK, J.; DRKAL, F. Technika a životní prostředí. Praha: ČVUT, 1994.
  • VLČEK, J. et al. Metodické prostředky pro životní prostředí.. Praha: ČVUT, 1994.
  • Wittlingerová, Zdena. Ochrana životního prostředí. Praha: Credit, 2001. ISBN 80-213-0754-4.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Means and Infrastructure (2013) Category: Transportation and communications - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer