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Lecturer(s)
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Melotíková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content (themes): 1. Introduction to municipal law: Overview of the legal status of municipalities ? constitutional basis and historical development (concept of local government in the Czech Republic). Characteristics of the role of municipalities in independent and delegated powers, typology of municipalities in terms of the scope of tasks assigned to them. The role of municipalities in ensuring comprehensive development and the public interest / the role of municipalities in sustainability and climate protection. 2. Introduction to municipal law: Municipal authorities, powers, and competences. Property aspects of municipal management with a focus on sustainability. 3. Municipal lawmaking 4. Strategic planning in municipalities 5. Municipalities and the Building Act (1) 6. Municipalities and the Building Act (2) 7. Energy planning in municipalities 8. Sustainable transport 9. Waste management 10. The role of municipalities in environmental protection (animal protection, tree care, greenery, water protection) 11. Right to information and public participation 12. Ownership relations in planning and implementing measures in municipalities
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the position of municipalities in the Czech Republic's organizational and legal system and with the possibilities of using tools for sustainable development planning at the municipal level. Students will work with strategic planning and will also use specific legal tools to address specific areas. In the general introductory part, the course will focus on the legal regulation of the position of municipalities, including the constitutional order and the right to self-government, and the historical development of the position of municipalities. The general part will outline the internal organization of municipalities (municipal bodies, competences) and distinguish between the roles of municipalities in independent and delegated powers. The special section will address specific areas of interest to municipalities. In this section, the subject is based on planning ? creating strategies to address specific tasks that relate to the needs of municipalities and relate to sustainability and environmental and climate protection. These areas include, in particular: spatial planning, construction development, energy, greenery, public spaces, and waste management. In these matters, students will, among other things, address the appropriateness of measures taken at the central level of public administration and their impact at the local level; they will also consider the potential (and differentiation) of bottom-up initiatives (directly from municipalities or citizens). Students will plan and create a model of balanced, sustainable development of a municipality (community) that reflects the requirements for addressing climate change. An important element of the course will be to take into account the participation of the municipality in administrative proceedings (in the role of the municipality as a separate legal entity, in the role of the municipality as an administrative body), as well as the participation of citizens and the consideration of public opinion on the running of municipalities. The methods used in the course include case simulations (solving situations in assigned roles), creating municipal documents, solving specific case studies (based on fictional and real cases), and independently preparing presentations of results.
1. Understand the needs of municipalities and the possibilities for implementing sustainability requirements at the local level. 2. Identify and apply the needs of municipalities in legal practice with regard to sustainability, climate change, and environmental protection. 3. Develop competencies in solving complex legal situations related to sustainability at the municipal level. 4. Function as an engaged citizen, representative, official, in the field of sustainability education, etc. 5. Respond to various requirements and approaches at the municipal level, analyze proposals and select appropriate solutions, as well as argue in favor of them; analyze and evaluate solutions adopted at the central government level and the possibilities for their implementation at the local level. 6. Address municipal strategies from different perspectives and different areas of public administration; work with legislation and case law. 7. Prepare legal strategies supporting sustainable goals in line with the SDGs, in particular SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and SDG 13: Climate Action, at the central, regional, and local levels of public administration
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Prerequisites
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The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Seminar Work, Written exam
1. Active participation in discussions and webinars, completion of ongoing tasks, independent written work, and collaboration (60%) 2. Final competency test ? combination of knowledge and independent project work (40%) Regarding point 1: Students continuously complete tasks (questionnaires, instructions) in individual course modules. They record the completion of tasks in their own file (student's ongoing portfolio), or submit them to the teacher or use them for group work (according to the instructions in the individual modules). Re: Point 2. Students build on their ongoing portfolio and supplement it with a final competency test and independent project work (essay).
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Recommended literature
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Boix Palop, A., & Pavani, G. (Eds.). (2025). Green cities, governance and the law: Impact of the European Green Deal and the Next Generation EU. London.
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Franck, K. A., & Huang, T.-S. (Eds.). (2023). Routledge handbook of urban public space: Use, design, and management. London.
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Jančářová, I., & kolektiv. (2016). Právo životního prostředí: Obecná část. Brno.
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Steele, W. (2021). Planning wild cities: Human?nature relationships in the urban age. Cham.
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Svejkovský, J., Polčák, S., Průša, L., & kol. (2023). Právo pro obce (vybrané části).. Praha.
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Zahumenská, V., & Zahumenský, D. (2024). Změna klimatu v územním plánování: Jak (nejen) CO? omezí vlastnická práva.. Praha.
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