JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
Study programmes & Course catalogue
for academic year 2024/2025
JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
Česky
Search

Course: Current environmental challenges

« Back
Course title Current environmental challenges
Course code KFHS/K518
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolenatý Miloslav, Mgr. Ing.
Course content
1. Introduction to Contemporary Environmental Issues and Challenges. 2. The Anthropocene and Sustainable Development. 3. Climate Change. 4. "Wild" nature. 5. Energy. 6. Globalization. 7. Carbon Footprint. 8. Pollution. 9. Waste. 10. Urbanization. 11. Soil, Droughts and Floods. 12. War Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 13. Main streams of thought in environmental studies and the development of the environmental movement / Ideas and Thoughts of Contemporary Environmentalism, the History of Environmental Movement. 14. Concluding seminar.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The seminars are focused on the discussion of current environmental problems, their possible solutions and the role of the individual / student in their search. The course should serve as a synthesizing supplement to professional subjects, enabling discussion and personal insights - partly in English, part of the seminars is also work with English vocabulary related to the topics (keywords).
Students will gain an overview of basic environmental theories. They will acquire the conceptual equipment needed to understand current environmental problems and be able to argue independently. They will acquire the ability to understand texts and to argue and reason independently.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of English

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1. Active participation in the seminars (70%) 2. Presentation and completion of the assigned tasks
Recommended literature
  • BAUMAN, Z. Globalizace: důsledky pro člověka.. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1999.
  • Cílek, V. Co se děje se světem?. Dokořán, 2016.
  • Cílek, V. Něco se muselo stát. Novela Bohemica, 2014.
  • Cílek, V. Věk nerovnováhy: Klimatická změna, bezpečnost a cesty k národní resilienci. Praha, 2018.
  • Diamond, J. M. Kolaps: proč společnosti zanikají a přežívají. Praha, 2008.
  • George, M. Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life. Penguin, 2014.
  • Harari, Yuval N. Sapiens. Od zvířete k božskému jedinci. Praha, 2013.
  • Johanisová, N. Ekologická ekonomie: vybrané kapitoly. Brno, 2014.
  • Keller, J. Sociologie a ekologie. Praha: SLON, 1997.
  • Klein, N. This Changes Everything:Capitalism vs. Climate.
  • KOHÁK, E. Zelená svatozář. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000.
  • Komárek, S. Příroda a kultura. Svět jevů a svět interpretací. Praha, Academia, 2008..
  • LIBROVÁ, H. Věrní a rozumní. Brno: Muni press, 2016.
  • LOVELOCK, J. A Rough Ride to the Future. The Overlook Press, 2015.
  • LOVELOCK, J. The Revenge of Gaia. Basic Books, 2007.
  • Margulis, L. Symbiotická planeta: nový pohled na evoluci. Praha, 2004.
  • MCKIBBEN, B. Eaarth. Making a Life on a Tough New Planet.. St. Martin's Griffin, 2011.
  • MOLDAN, B. Podmaněná planeta. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-246-1580-6.
  • Novák, A. Tmavozelený svět: radikálně ekologické aktivity v české republice po roce 1989. Praha, 2017.
  • Pepper, D. Modern Environmentalism: an Introduction. London, 1996.
  • Ridley, M. Původ ctnosti: o evolučních základech a zákonitostech nesobeckého jednání člověka. Praha, 2000.
  • Smil, V. Energyand Civilization: A history. MIT Press, 2017.
  • Wallace-Wells, D. The Uninhabitable Earth. Tim Duggan Books, 2014.
  • Winter, D. du Nann, Koger, S. M. Psychologie environmentálních problémů. Praha, 2009.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM, date of update: 01.11.2024 23:51. Data created for academic year 2024/2025