BVEK011 Ecology

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Pavel Nováček, CSc.
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Pavel Nováček, CSc.
Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Pavel Nováček, CSc.
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
Students after end of the course will be able to use the information filled with ecology in its scientific sense, basic knowledge about ecosystems and global environmental problems associated closely with the human impact on nature and the consequences resulting therefrom. Specific attention is paid to the topic of food production and organic farming.
Syllabus
  • Definitions. The natural (base science of ecosystems): biomes, agro-ecosystems, urban ecosystems, oceans, zoning, energy-material flows and cycles, biodiversity, etc. Social section (Introduction to Environmental Sciences) global issues (population, overpopulation, the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, pollution problem, tourism). Possibilities food production on a global scale. Organic farming as an example of applied ecology - principles of production, the current debate about the quality of production, social and environmental aspects of organic farming
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ULČÁK, Zbyněk. Building social capital by methods of nature conservation - Example of rural practices in the Man and Biosphere Reserve White Carpathians. In 16th Annual Colloquim of the IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems - 2008 - New Ruralities and sustainable use of territory. 2008. info
  • ULČÁK, Zbyněk. Partnerské vztahy mezi zemědělci a spotřebiteli (Partnership among Agrarians and Consumers). Sociální studia 2. Brno: Filosofická fakulta MU Brno, 1997, vol. 39, No 2, p. 263-531. ISSN 1211-6815. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Preparation of a thesis focused on the issues of ecology in relation to nutrition and presentation. oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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