Course: Introduction into the environmental Study

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Course title Introduction into the environmental Study
Course code KZP/3UVOD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Marková Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Basic characteristic of study in the University, in the Environmental faculty and the reasen of student eim, way and motivation 2. Basic relationships between the human being and surounding world, the Role of human mind during the history, ethymology 3. Environmental history, Informations about the ecology like biological science, technology and humanities, Silent spring - Rachel Carson 4. Paradigm and the science, Balance, F. Capra 5. Talk of Indian headman Seatlle, World as a system, how is everything working? 6. Is there something to interested everyone? Why Phylosophy? What can I do with negative informations?, H. Librová 7. 8 mortal sins K. Lorenz, quality of life 8. World connexion? Natural service? Human service for nature? Nature give bith to nature?, James Lovelock snd Gaia theory 9. Humans relations, values of life 10. Environmental footprint 11. An Inconvenient True 12. Who is Offender? Qou vadis? 13. Environmental thinking about principles of sustainable livelihood. 14. Man is composing trees, J. Gione, Future?

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Capra, F.:. Tkáň života, Academia Praha 2004.
  • Giono, J.:. Muž, který sázel stromy Praha: Vyšehrad, 1997..
  • Gore, A.:. Země na miskách vah, Praha: nakladatelství ARGO a MŽP,1994..
  • Keller, J.:. Abeceda prosperity, Doplněk Brno, 1997.
  • Keller, J.:. Až na dno blahobytu, Brno: nakladatelství hnutí Duha, 1993..
  • Keller, J.:. Přemýšlení s Josefem Vavrouškem, Praha: nakladatelství G plus G, 1995..
  • Keller, J. Sociologie a ekologie. Praha: SLON, 1997.
  • Kohák, E. Zelená svatozář, Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000.
  • Librová, H.:. Pestří a zelení, Veronika Brno, 1994.
  • Librová, H.:. Vlažní a váhaví, Brno: Doplněk, 2003..
  • Lorenz, K.:. 8 smrtelných hříchů, Praha: Panorama, 1990.
  • Lovelock, J.:. Gaia: Živoucí planeta, Praha: MF, 1994..
  • Margulisová, L.:. Symbiotická planeta. Nový pohled na evoluci, Praha: Academia, 2004.
  • MEADOWS, D., D.,:. Překročení mezí, Praha: Argo, 1995..
  • Moldan, B.:. Ekologická dimenze udržitelného rozvoje, Praha: Karolinum, 2001..
  • Naess, A.:. Ekologie, pospolitost a životní styl, Tulčík u Prešova: Abies, 1996..
  • Nátr, L.:. Rozvoj trvale neudržitelný, Praha: Karolinum, 2006..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Environment Study plan (Version): Environmental Protection (C_3) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter