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Lecturer(s)
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Rulík Martin, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course takes the form of frontal teaching by experts on the given topics, supplemented by subsequent discussion between the teacher and students. Principles and objectives of sustainable development (SD), how to measure SD; global climate change, biodiversity, sustainable water management, circular economy and carbon neutrality, sustainable mobility, smart cities, value and social aspects of SD. Syllabus of the course 1. Introduction to the course, course objectives, requirements 2. Concept and measurement of sustainable development 3. Global climate change 4. Greenery and biodiversity 5. Water 6. Resource Management and Circular Economy (CE) 7. Energy 8. Sustainable mobility and transport 9. Sustainable Food 10. Smart cities and sustainability 11. Value aspects of sustainability and environmental ethics 12. Social aspects of sustainability 13. Sustainable development at UP
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce the concept of sustainability and to show how its main principles intersect in many aspects and can be applied in everyone's daily life. The lecturers will try to convince the audience that sustainability is not just a modern cliché, but that we can contribute to sustainability in our everyday personal and professional lives and at the same time motivate our environment and change organisations and companies through our activities.
A subject aimed to acquire knowledge, to acquire the ability to analyse information. At the end of the course, the student is expected to: - have a deeper understanding of the principles of sustainability and sustainable development - know how to implement sustainable living in everyday practice, whether in personal or professional life - have an overview of the social and environmental aspects of sustainability and its ethics, the diverse communities inhabiting aquatic habitats and their adaptations to the specific conditions of particular habitats - be able to read and critically evaluate professional and lay publications on climate change and sustainability.
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Prerequisites
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No prior knowledge is required
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Dialog
The course concludes with a colloquium, attendance 85%
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Recommended literature
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Lee, H. et al. (2023). Synthesis Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6): Summary for Policymakers. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. IPCC.
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Primack, R. B. (2010). Essentials of Conservation Biology, Fifth Edition.. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland.
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Šucha, M. & Risser, R. Dopravní psychologie. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny. 2023.
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11. Erazim Kohák. Zelená svatozář. Kapitoly z ekologické etiky. Praha, Karolinum. 2023.
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7. Bridge, G., Bouzarovski, S., Bradshaw, M., Eyre, N. Geographies of energy transition: Space, place and the low-carbon economy. , 2013.
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