Course detail
Sustainable Development
FCH-BA_TURAcad. year: 2021/2022
Basic principles of sustainable development concepts, history, the concept of sustainable development principles, main objectives, values and principles, strategies. Effects of threatening natural sphere. Assessment of the criticality (probability of damage to the affected system). The influence of human activities on the ecosystem (energy, mining, metallurgy, chemical and food industry, agriculture and forestry, transport). Indicators of sustainable development. Environmentally affected areas of the world. Global problems of mankind ( increasing population, climate change, ozone hole, pollution of air, water, oceans, soils, biodiversity change. Significant declarations and conventions (Bruntland Report, Rio Earth Summit, Agenda 21, the Kyoto Protocol, Johannesburg 2002 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, etc.). Indicators of sustainable development, methods for measuring and achieving sustainable development, the implementation of sustainable development. Ecological footprint. Activities at national and international levels to achieve sustainable development.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Offered to foreign students
Learning outcomes of the course unit
1st Students will increase their knowledge and understanding of sustainable development issues and will be able to apply their knowledge to assess the criticality of the area (probability of damage to the affected system).
2nd Students will know and understand the impact of anthropogenic activities on ecosystems and will be able to determine the individual effects of anthropogenic activities on ecosystems.
3rd Students will be able to understand the current methods and activities to achieve sustainable development at the national and European level.
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Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
2. Characteristic aim o sustainable development.
3. Content of sustainable development.
4. The aims of plans to achievement of sustainable development.
5. Indicators of sustainable development.
6. Threat natural sphere, probability of dengerous site.
7. Assessment of critically site (probability of dangerous).
8. Impact antropogenic activities of nature, ecosystems.
9. Global human problems ((impact of population growth, climate change, ozone hole, air pollution, water, oceans, soil, biodiversity change, environmentally affected areas of the world.
10., 11. Significant Declarations and Conventions (Bruntland Protocol, Earth Summit in Rio, Agenda 21, Kyoto Protocol, Johannesburg 2002, etc.).
12. Sustainable development indicators, methods for measuring and achieving sustainable development, environmental footprint. Activities at national and transnational levels to achieve sustainable development.
13. Activities at national and transnational levels to achieve sustainable development.
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Consultations are also provided to students of daily study on demand.
An integral part of the teaching and the combined form of teaching is the e-learning course, divided into blocks within which students are available to support learning, including electronic textbooks, presentations, lectures and other supplementary materials.
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Manahan S.E. Environmental science and Technology, Sustainable Approach to Green Science and Technology. Tailor & Francis group. 2007, pp. 1-646, (EN)
Ming-Ho Yu, Humio Tsunoda, Masashi Tsunoda , 2011, Environmental Toxicology: Biological and Health Effects of Pollutants, CRC Press (EN)
Manahan S.E. Environmental science and Technology, Sustainable Approach to Green Science and Technology. Tailor & Francis group. 2007, pp. 1-646, (EN)
Chiras D.D. Environmnetal science, Creating a sustanaible future. Jones and Bartlett Publisher, 2006, pp.1-730 (EN)
Recommended reading
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPCP_ECHBM Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme BKCP_ECHBM Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme NPAP_ENVI Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Elearning