ZA333 Environmental change - selected issues

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
CzechGlobe (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc. (deputy)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
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 aim of the course is to introduce researches from other research institutes, universities and experts from practice dealing with the various aspects of the global environmental change. Individual lectures are focus on professional career, institution profile and scientific topics.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: orient themselves in practical research projects solved by research community related to the Department of Geography; understand how to apply theoretical knowledge for solution of practical topics; use information obtained for the work on the MSc. thesis; formulate and critically evaluate professional presentations; comment independently on presented topics related to the environmental change; lead a discussion on professional problems; formulate list of problems related to the recent global change issues.
Syllabus
  • 1.-12. Presentations of individual researches/institutions dealing with global change issues: universities, institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences, private companies, non-profit organizations, and ecological institutions
Literature
  • Stojanov et al. (eds.): Global change and resilience. From impacts to responses. Global change research Centre AS CR v.v. i. Brno, 2013.
Teaching methods
Lectures of invited scientists and researchers, discussion.
Assessment methods
Participation in the discussion, protocols with critical evaluation of individual presentations, final evaluation of the seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.
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