E4000 Environment & Health IV - Social, economical and political context

Faculty of Science
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Fraňková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Galčanová Batista, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Habáň (lecturer), RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D. (deputy)
RNDr. Jiří Jakl (lecturer), RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D. (deputy)
Ing. Petr Jelínek, Ph.D. (lecturer), RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D. (deputy)
PhDr. Jan Krajhanzl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Antonín Krása (lecturer), RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Eliška Sychrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Urbanová (lecturer), RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Jakub Urík, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Thu 15:00–16:50 D29/252-RCX1
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 course aims to provide the knowledge to the students about societal and economical aspects of environmental problems. The aim is also to enable a wider understanding of the social, political, economic and psychological roots of the environmental crisis.
Learning outcomes
After this course, the student will be able:
- to understand the social, economic, and political context of environmental issues
- to explain how the development of environmental issue is related to diverse disciplines such as psychology, sociology, economy, legislation, ethics, etc.
- to discuss the role and potential of social sciences in the solution the environmental issues
Syllabus
  • 1. Presentation of the concept of the seminar, introduction of selected topics and their relationships.
  • Sustainable development – principle of concept, brief history, context of social, economic and political dimension (M. Bittner)
  • 2. Environmental ethics – why is the human-nature relationship problematic and how should this relationship change? (B. Binka, FSS, MU)
  • 3. Environmental issues and life-style of individuals (L. Galčanová Batista, FSS, MU)
  • 4. Education for respect for nature and health - Scouting (E. Sychrová, RECETOX, MU)
  • 5. Communication and Legal aspects of environmental issues (P. Urbanová, Frank Bold Advokáti)
  • 6. Psychology, nature and environment (J. Krajhanzl, FSS, MU)
  • 7. Ecological economics - an introduction to the biophysical side of economic processes (E. Fraňková, FSS, MU)
  • 8. LETS and other economic alternatives (also in South Moravia) (P. Jelínek, MENDELU)
  • 9. Role of NGOs in environmental policy making (J. Jakl, environmental platform Zvonečník)
  • 10. National Network of Healthy Cities (P. Švec, NNHC, CZ)
  • 11. Functioning of the Management of the Moravian Karst (A. Krása, CHKO MK)
  • 12. Health and environmental projects in the Březina municipality - experiences of the mayor of the municipality (M. Habáň, Březina)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BITTNER, Michal. Úvod do udržitelného rozvoje: souvislosti environmentálního pilíře. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 250 pp. Edice RECETOX. ISBN 978-80-210-6622-9. info
  • BINKA, Bohuslav. Environmentální etika. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008, 157 s. ISBN 9788021045941. info
  • JOHANISOVÁ, Naděžda. Ekologická ekonomie: vybrané kapitoly (Ecological Economics: Selected Chapters). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 88 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7116-2. info
  • JANČÁŘOVÁ, Ilona. Ekologická politika. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 207 s. ISBN 8021035994. info
    not specified
  • ČINČERA, Jan. Environmentální výchova. Cesty a křižovatky (Environmental education: roads and crossroads). 1st ed. Trenčín: Špirála, 2014, 51 pp. ISBN 978-80-970970-2-8. info
  • KRAJHANZL, Jan. Dobře utajené emoce a problémy životního prostředí. 1. vyd. Brno: Lipka - školské zařízení pro environmentální vzdělávání, 2012, 34 s. ISBN 9788087604175. info
  • WINTER, Deborah Du Nann and Susan M. KOGER. Psychologie environmentálních problémů. Translated by Jiří Foltýn. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2009, 295 s. ISBN 9788073675936. info
Teaching methods
Regular seminars are held weekly or combined, as needed, into smaller blocks. The individual themes are presented by experts from RECETOX Center and other relevant institutions. The students will prepare independently a seminar work on selected topic given by the course tutor. Participation of students in the seminars is not passive; they are actively involved in surveys, queries, work in groups, etc. The students prepare themselves individually in advance according to given materials and instructions.
Assessment methods
The work and activity of students is monitored and evaluated throughout the semester. The condition of attending the course is to attend at least 80% of the seminars. Participation should be active (student responds to lecture topics, gives questions, etc.). The condition is also the submission of the given seminar work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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