Z0131 Sustainability

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Alois Hynek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Wed 9:00–9:50 Z5,02004
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0131/01: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Wed 10:00–11:50 Z5,02004, A. Hynek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KREDITY_MIN(40)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 42 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/42, only registered: 0/42
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the basic interaction between humans and nature in landscape ecosystems understood as capital providing services for people and biota to learn the practical applications of sustainability in regional policy to analyze the impact of human activities upon physical landscapes to elaborate the ways of balance between nature protection/conservation and human needs to delineate the principals of precautionality, inter-generation and actual responsibility to assess relations of economy, society, culture, politics, ecology and technology in urban/rural communities
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes of the course unit: To understand the basic international and Czech documents dealing with sustainability, to critically assess the state of implementation of the sustainability policy in the Svitavy Basin, to analyze the natural components of landscape and human activities in the selected catchments of the Svitava-river, to gather field knowledge of natural, economic, human and social capital of the selected river basin for proposals of landscape ecosystem services, to compare the practice of sustainability in the studied river basins with similarly large cvatchments of the river Dyje, to creatively propose on the basis of analysis and interpretation the measures and objectives of sustainability changes carrying out the objectives of the strategic framework of the CR 2030
Syllabus
  • What is sustainability? Fundamental concept in Millennium Ecosystems Assessment, CICES (The Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services), UNO: sustainable development goals (2015) Regional Development Strategy of the Czech Republic 2014-2020, Strategic Framework of the Czech Republic 2030 (Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Department for Sustainable Development, 2016), Framework and suggested indicators to measure sustainable development (OECD, 2013). People and Society - family and community, work, inequality, education, health, culture. Economic model - introduction, economic institutions, research / development / innovations, resource management, infrastructure, public finance system. Resilient ecosystems of landscape and ecosystem services, biotic diversity, water in the landscape, soil management. Municipalities and Regions - (sub) urbanization and increasing spatial mobility, regional inequalities, increasing the importance of non-state actors and community development, territorial public administration competences for sustainable settlement development, adaptation of settlements to climate change. Global development - a global environment supporting sustainable development, policy coherence. Good governance - introduction, long-term efficiency of governance. Indicators for specific objectives of the Strategic framework Czech Republic 2030. Regional and local strategies, programs and sustainability projects. Field identification, GIS application, documentation Local Agenda 21, regional policy, negotiation, EIA and SEA. In seminars the attainment targets will be applied to 20 selected sub-basins of the Svitava river, both by studying available official, unofficial and imaginative information sources with their subsequent interpretation and follow-up field study based on the knowledge base of physical and human geography disciplines. In field studies it is necessary to fully respect the rules of safety and ethics of work formulated by the Geographical Institute of the Faculty of Science.
Literature
  • Heynen Nik,McCarthy James, Prudham Scott, and Robbins Paul. Neoliberal Environments.False promises and unnatural consequences. London and New York: Routledge, 2007.298 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-77149-8.
  • Alcamo, Joseph et al. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being, Island Press, available at: www.millenniumassessment.org/en/Framework.aspx, 2003.
  • HYNEK, Alois, Nikola HYNEK, Vladimír HERBER and Christian SCHREFEL. Environmental Security in Borderland Areas: Exploring the Znojmo/Retz Transborder Region. Vienna: 17&4 Organisationsberatung, 2007. ISBN 978-3-9502304-0-6. info
  • FORSYTH, Tim. Critical political ecology : the politics of environmental science. London: Routledge, 2003, xvi, 320. ISBN 0415185637. info
  • LÖW, Jiří and Igor MÍCHAL. Krajinný ráz. 1. vyd. Kostelec nad Černými Lesy: Lesnická práce, 2003, 552 s. ISBN 80-86386-27-9. info
  • WRIGHT, Richard T. and Bernard J. NEBEL. Environmental science :toward a sustainable future. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson education, 2002, xix, 681 s. ISBN 0-13-032538-4. info
  • DALBY, Simon. Environmental security. London: University of Minnesota Press, 2002, xxxii, 239. ISBN 0816640262. info
  • RAO, Pinninti Krishna. Sustainable development : economics and policy. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2000, xviii, 393. ISBN 0-631-20993-X. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, brainstorming, team work, field survey, community persons debate, presentations, numeracy and literacy, graficacy, GIS technologies, final report and proposals to improve the sustainability of the river basin by competent authorities
Assessment methods
active participation in the debate - 15%, field documentation - 15%, partial presentations of river basin studies - 40%, final presentation / final test - 30%
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught last offered.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017.
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