FC6404 Economy and Ecology in road transport

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Ing. Nikola Straková, PhD. (lecturer)
RNDr. Barbora Onderková (lecturer)
RNDr. Anna Bayerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FC6400 Introduction to the Study - Transportation Services
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
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able understand and explain what they are emissions of air pollutants and how they are measured, will be able to explain how to create a general plan of the atmosphere which metrics and statistics are kept on the territory of the Czech Republic and what is it; explain the importance of ecological corridors; explain the context of the ecological footprint, sustainable development and the greenhouse effect in relation to road transport; understand and explain the basic procedures for remediation of environmental accidents. Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to understand and explain: Specialities and principles of transport business. Financing of transport corporations. Transport and tax policy. Analysis and structure of transport market. Pricing in transport services and costs in transport sector.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students should know and be able to:
- Specialization of transport.
- Ecology of transport
- structure of the transport market
Syllabus
  • 1. Emissions, air pollution, pollution sources (REZZO I - IV). 2. Measuring emissions 3. Master plan of air 4. Biocorridors 5. Sustainable development from the perspective of road transport 6. Ecological Footprint 7. Prevention and remediation of environmental accidents 8. Position of transport in national economy 9. Legal framework of entrepreneurship in transport 10. Transport services market and its main features
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VEČEŘA, Martin. Biokoridory – přírodní „silnice“ v kulturní krajině. Brno, 2013, 25 pp. Jihomoravské ekolisty, č. 1/2013. URL info
  • EISLER, Jan, Jaromír KUNST and František ORAVA. Ekonomika dopravního systému. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oeconomica, 2011, 284 s. ISBN 9788024517599. info
  • Technické podmínky provozu na pozemních komunikacích :technická způsobilost vozidel, registrace a vyřazování, technické prohlídky a měření emisí, ... : podle stavu k 1.9.2004. Ostrava: Sagit, 2004, 272 s. ISBN 8072084526. info
  • MELICHAR, V., JEŽEK, J. Ekonomika dopravního podniku. 2nd ed. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2001. ISBN 80-7194-359-2. info
  • EISLER, Jan. Úvod do ekonomiky dopravy. Vyd. 1. Praha: CODEX Bohemia, 1998, 281 s. ISBN 808596354X. info
  • Směrnice pro kvalitu ovzduší v Evropě. Translated by Jiří Kašpar - Václav Vacek. 4. vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo životního prostředí ČR, 1996, 428 s. ISBN 807212000X. info
    not specified
  • SVATOŇOVÁ, Hana and Jindřiška SVOBODOVÁ. Informační systém kvality ovzduší a jeho využití ve výuce (Information system of the air quality, its use in the teaching). In Geografické aspekty středoevropského prostoru. 1st ed. Brno: MU, 2009, p. 18 - 23. ISBN 978-80-210-5101-0. info
Teaching methods
lectures, project
Assessment methods
requirements fulfilled - semester paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Určeno pro zaměření - Dopravní služby.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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