G8751k Industrial risks and impact on geosystems

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Eva Geršlová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marek Lang, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Pracný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Eva Geršlová, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Course is focused not only on students attending Geology programmes, but also to others who are interested.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 15 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The man influences his environment since bigining of his lifetime. The man as a component of global system is in permanent interaction with it. The aim of the course is to explain the basic human effect, his gradually growing role and to emphasise aspects of deteriorative impacts of his activities from generally ecosystem aspects and from human interests point of view. Discussions of possibilities, methods of predictions and prevention or reduction of negative impacts are included.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to analyse gradually growing role of the man and to evaluate and discuss possibilities, methods of predictions and prevention or reduction of negative impacts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction – global and local effects, basic terminology, classification (geosystems and ekosystems: hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, litosphere, noosphere 2. Influence of social systems on to biosphere, landscape (history of interaction human-geo and ekosystems = noosphere) 3. Warming up of the Earth, sources and reasons, history, evolution of climate in the Earth history 4. Implications of energetic policy: thermal and light polution, risks of radioactivity 5. Impact of mining and processing of raw materials, primary and secondary effects 6. Wastes and their risks 7. Groups of the most dangerous compositions and their risks: cyanides, PCBs, ... 8. Soil degradation – agriculture impact, ... 9. Hydrogeologic risks – pollution of surface waters and influence on underground water 10. Problems of population growth, brownfields a their revitalization 11. Assesment, management and monitoring of hazards, EIA/SEA, legislation instruments 12. Metods and possibilities of remote sensing 13. Perspectives of society evolution, sustainable development
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MOLDAN, Bedřich. Podmaněná planeta. Druhé, rozšířené a upra. Praha: Karolinum, 2015, 511 stran. ISBN 9788024629995. info
  • GOUDIE, Andrew. The human impact on the natural environment : past, present, and future. 6th ed. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing, 2006, xv, 357. ISBN 140512704X. info
    not specified
  • MONTGOMERY, Carla W. Environmental geology. Boston: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2006, xix, 540. ISBN 0071116257. info
  • Přírodní katastrofa jménem člověk : vývoj bez pokroku. Edited by Franz M. Wuketits. Vyd. 1. Praha: Granit, 2006, 207 s. ISBN 8072960474. info
  • BOTKIN, Daniel B. and Edward A. KELLER. Environmental science : earth as a living planet. 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 2003, 1 v. ISBN 0471389145. URL info
  • WESTBROEK, Peter. Život jako geologická síla. Translated by Václav Cílek - Anton Markoš. 1. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2003, 207 s. ISBN 808656942X. info
  • BENNETT, Matthew and Peter DOYLE. Environmental geology : geology and the human environment. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1997, 501 s. ISBN 0471974595. info
Teaching methods
lectures, field project
Assessment methods
colloquium - discussion on specific aspects of an individual project
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2024/2025.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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