APZPAP11 Introduction to Environmental Protection

Institute of physics in Opava
winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Miloš Zapletal, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Miloš Zapletal, Dr.
Institute of physics in Opava
Timetable
Wed 11:25–13:00 M6
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(FAKULTA(FU) && TYP_STUDIA(B))
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The student will acquire basic knowledge in the area of the effect of anthropogenic factors on individual components of the environment, ecosystems and human health and in the area of protection of the environment, ecosystems and human population from the effects of these factors.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: identify and summarize the basic problems of environmental protection.
Syllabus
  • 1. Environmental protection. The relationship between ecology and environmental protection. Characteristics of different approaches to environmental classification. System diagram of human environment. Biotic and abiotic components of the environment. 2. Ecology. The science of relationships and bonds. The principle of positive and negative feedback. A holistic approach to ecosystem research. 3. Biotic components of the environment. Individual, population, community. Characteristics and forms of population growth. Relations between populations. Characteristics of the community and the process of succession. 4. Ecosystem. Spatial and functional definition of the ecosystem, types of ecosystems. Processes in ecosystems - energy-material flows and biogeochemical cycles. Energy flow in the ecosystem, food trophic chains in the ecosystem. Primary and secondary production of the ecosystem. Biogeochemical cycles in ecosystems. Diagram of an idealized closed ecosystem with perfect recycling. 5. Ecological stability and balance. Definition and interrelationship between ecological stability and ecological balance. Ecological balance as a dynamic state of the ecosystem. Limiting and production factors influencing the ecological balance. The Law of Tolerance and Minimums. 6. Environmental burdens. Air, water, soil pollution. Waste pollution. Pollution by physical effects. Hygiene and well-being of the environment. 7. Global pollution. Acidic atmospheric deposition. Climate change. Ozone layer. Smog. Contamination of the biosphere. Change in biological diversity. Ecological crisis.
Literature
    required literature
  • Moldan, B.: Příroda a civilizace - životní prostředí a rozvoj lidské civilizace. Praha 1997.
  • Moldán, B.: Podmaněná planeta. Praha 2015.
  • Begon, M., Harper, J. L., Townsend, C. R.: Ekologie – jedinci, populace a společenstva. Olomouc 1997.
  • Míchal, I.: Ekologická stabilita. Praha 1992.
  • Nováček, P., Huba, M.: Ohrožená planeta. Olomouc 1994.
  • Townsend, C. R., Begon, M., Harper, J. L.: Základy ekologie, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci 2010.
  • Kovář, P.: Ekosystémová a krajinná ekologie, Karolinum 2014.
    recommended literature
  • Odum, E. P.: Základy ekologie. Praha 1977.
  • Duvigneaud, P.: Ekologická syntéza. Praha 1988.
  • Zapletal, M.: Historický vývoj atmosférické depozice síry a dusíku na území České republiky. Opava 2014.
  • Kudrna, K.: Biosféra a lidstvo. Praha 1988.
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Assessment methods
Exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2020, winter 2022, winter 2023, winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (winter 2021, recent)
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