Environmental issues, background examples and solutions - MO550P111E

• Title: Environmental issues, background examples and solutions
• Guaranteed by: Institute for Environmental Studies (31-550)
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Actual: from 2020
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:4/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• For 4EU+ students: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Note: enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: RNDr. Petra Horká, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): prof. RNDr. Tomáš Cajthaml, Ph.D.; prof. Mgr. Ing. Jan Frouz, CSc.; RNDr. Petra Horká, Ph.D.; RNDr. Jan Hovorka, Ph.D.; prof. Mgr. Jiří Reif, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: RNDr. Petra Horká, Ph.D. (30.09.2022)

The subject will show several examples of environmental issues important in central European area such as land restoration after mining, agriculture and its environmental impact, protection of biodiversity, eutrofization and acidification of waters, emerging pollutants, and air pollution. Each block will include introduction to some basic subject necessary for understanding the problem, then overview of problem its origin and possible solution. The subject is suitable for students who have at least a basic knowledge of biology and ecology.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: prof. Mgr. Ing. Jan Frouz, CSc. (10.12.2013)

written test

Syllabus

Last update: prof. Mgr. Ing. Jan Frouz, CSc. (10.12.2013)

Introduction in soil and ecosystem biology I

Soil and ecosystem biology II

Soil restoration as basis for restoration of post mining land

Agriculture and forestry its impact on ecosystem processes

Population biology and conservation biology

Protection of species

Landscape protection

Socioeconomic conflicts in nature protection

Introduction to hydrology and hydrobiology

Water acidification and eutrofization

Organic chemistry

New emerging pollutants

Atmospheric science

Example of recent atmospheric pollution in central Europe sources and solutions

Entry requirements

Last update: prof. Mgr. Ing. Jan Frouz, CSc. (10.12.2013)

There are no specific requirements