Environmental Impact Assessment. Threats of Civilization 1400-216OWSZC
Natural resource, natural environment. Environmental problems: local, regional, global. Environmental global changes and hazards. Population growth; consumption growth; urbanization; economical systems; armament; wars. Conservative and consumer model of society. Climate changes; biodiversity; problem of tropical forests; deserts; pollution of soil, water and air. Natural resource management. Sustainable development - ecological use of natural resource. States' ecological policies.
Rules and principles in environmental risk assessment; environmental management systems (EMS) (ISO 14001, EMAS, BSI). Categories of onerousness of industrial investment and industrial objects. Base of sozotechnique negotiation. Quality of localization and technology. Environmental permits for industry and transport. Control systems. Procedures of environmental risk assessment in economy and policy
Type of course
Learning outcomes
see fields above (subject's description)
Assessment criteria
Assessment is based on the exam, which deals with all matters mentioned during lectures and class (60% of correct answers is needed to pass the exam). Furthermore, it is necessary to prepare 2 seminars during the semester, in order to pass the class module.
In class module 2 absences are accepted
Bibliography
All materials for both, lecture and exercises are available for students