Course: Contemporary Environmental Challenges

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Course title Contemporary Environmental Challenges
Course code KZP/4CECH
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tolaszová Jitka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Marková Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kolenatý Miloslav, Mgr. Ing.
Course content
1. Introduction to CECH 2. Anthropocene and SD 3. Wildlife 4. Globalization 5. Climate Change 1 6. Climate Change 2 7. Carbon Footprint 8. Energy 9. Food and Eating Habits 10. Waste 11. Pollution 12. Soil, Drought, Floods 13. Urbanization

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • a další, noviny, časopisy, webové portály (Sedmá generace, The Guardian Weekly)..
  • CÍLEK, V. Co se děje se světem?. Dokořán, 2016.
  • CÍLEK, V. Krása je rozmanitost plazů. Dokořán, 2013.
  • CÍLEK, V. Něco se muselo stát. Novela Bohemica, 2014.
  • CÍLEK, V. Prohlédni si tu zemi. Dokořán, 2013.
  • CÍLEK, V. Tři svíce za budoucnost. Novela Bohemica, 2012.
  • KOLENATÝ, M. M. Contemporary Environmental Challenges. E-learningový kurz. Ústí nad Labem: FŽP UJEP.
  • LOVELOCK, J. A Rough Ride to the Future. The Overlook Press, 2015.
  • LOVELOCK, J. The Revenge of Gaia. Basic Books, 2007.
  • MCKIBBEN, B. Eaarth. Making a Life on a Tough New Planet.. St. Martin's Griffin, 2011.
  • MCKIBBEN, B. End of Nature.. Random House, 2006.


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