HEN402 Review of Environmental Risks

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: PZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Dana Pantůčková
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 U32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course acquaints students with man's demands for energy and natural resources. It explains the mechanism of air, water and soil pollution and how organisms are affected. Attention is paid to pollution caused by noise, vibrations, heat, light and radiation. The course also involves a brief overview of environmental toxicology. The risks of energy industry, mining, industry, agriculture, forest management, transport and tourism will be analysed. Special attention will be paid to problems of waste management, especially municipal waste.
Literature
  • DIRNER, Vojtech. Ochrana životního prostředí :základy, plánování, technologie, ekonomika, právo a management. Praha: Ministerstvo životního prostředí, 1997, 333 s. ISBN 80-7078-490-3. info
  • MOLDAN, Bedřich. Životní prostředí-globální perspektiva. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1994, 111 s. ISBN 80-7066-938-1. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz se otevírá při 5 a více přihlášených studentech.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2005, recent)
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