Course Details

Applied Ecology

Academic Year 2023/24

BSA011 course is part of 2 study plans

BPC-APS Summer Semester 1st year

BPC-MI Summer Semester 2nd year

Basic knowledge of common ecology: definitions, nomenclature, recommended information sources. The selected chapters from the following topics of air pollution, global warming, chemicals in environment. Chapter aimed at landscape will be focused mainly on landscpae stabiliy, territorial systems of ecological stability, mining impact on landscape, landscape restoration and landscpae vegetation, rivers in landscape, water in urbanized environment, waterfront in cities and Brownfileds, public spaces, low energy and passive buildings. The final part will deal with application of ecology on architectural design and town-planning.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

Basic knowledge of common ecology
Detailed knowledge of landscpae ecology incl. landscape stability, vegetation in landscape and in urbanized environment
Global warming, Greenhouse gasses
Waste disposal
Application of ecology in architecture and town-planning.

Knowledge

Basic knowledge of common ecology
Detailed knowledge of landscpae ecology incl. landscape stability, vegetation in landscape and in urbanized environment.
Overview of present trends: low energetic and passive buildings, problems of brownfields, urban sprawl, open spaces and ecological architecture.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to ecology: definitions, basic terms, literature. Sustainable development. Ecological footprint. Sustainable agriculture. Organic food.
2. Chemicals in environment and its impact on human health.
3. Greenhouse gasses in atmosphere, Climate change and its impact on environment. IPCC.
4. Introduction to landscape ecology. Natural and cultural landscape. Ecological stability. Czech landscape. Landscape protection.
5. Impact of industry and mining on landscape.
6. Water in landscape. River restoration. Water eutrophication, water bloom in reservoirs.
7. Water in urbanized environment. Consumption and price of water. Treatment of sewage water. Rain water use. River in urban environment.
8. Vegetation in urban environment: parks, avenues and green roofs.
9. Eco-counseling, a human being as a consumer.
Waste production and disposal. Environmentally friendly appliances. Ecolabelling.
10. Brownfields. Urban sprawl.
11. Low energy and passive buildings.
12. Public spaces. City for the people.
13. Ecological architecture.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

3 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

graded course-unit credit

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Introduction to ecology: definitions, basic terms, literature. Sustainable development. Ecological footprint. Sustainable agriculture. Organic food. 2. Chemicals in environment and its impact on human health. 3. Greenhouse gasses in atmosphere, Climate change and its impact on environment. IPCC. 4. Introduction to landscape ecology. Natural and cultural landscape. Ecological stability. Czech landscape. Landscape protection. 5. Impact of industry and mining on landscape. 6. Water in landscape. River restoration. Water eutrophication, water bloom in reservoirs. 7. Water in urbanized environment. Consumption and price of water. Treatment of sewage water. Rain water use. River in urban environment. 8. Vegetation in urban environment: parks, avenues and green roofs. 9. Eco-counseling, a human being as a consumer. Waste production and disposal. Environmentally friendly appliances. Ecolabelling. 10. Brownfields. Urban sprawl. 11. Low energy and passive buildings. 12. Public spaces. City for the people. 13. Ecological architecture.

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Introduction, rules, literature. Presentations topics. 2. Ecological and carbon footprint calculators. Presentation of selected topics. 3. Food miles. Presentation of selected topics. 4. Presentations of selected brownfield restoration projects. 5. Presentations of selected public spaces. 6. Presentations of successful waterfront projects, river restoration in the city.