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Lecturer(s)
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Nováček Pavel, doc. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Global issues - definition. Evolution of the life on the Earth. Basic facts about biosphere. Changes and catastrophes in the history caused by natural factors. Definition of human´s environment during 40 thousand years of cultural evolution. Impact and meaning of agriculture revolution and industrial revolution. Characteristic of chosen global issues: violence, population trends, nutrition problems, health status of inhabitants, poverty. Definitions of environmental crises: endanger of biodiversity, maintenance of forests, soil and water, spread of deserts, pollution of atmosphere and disturbance of climate. Other global issues: energy, resources, waste, human residence, using of oceans, seas and Antarctica, institutional system. International activities leading to change of the current state. Vision of global Marshall plan.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to global environmental problems.
Classify and explain contemporary global issues and challenges to the environment.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge concerning environmental studies, knowledge about current world issues.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Essay, Student performance
The course is assessed by oral and/or written examination.
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Recommended literature
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Gore, A. (2000). Země na misce vah: ekologie a lidský duch.. Praha: Argo.
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Jeníček, V. Foltýn, J. (2003). Globální problémy a světová ekonomika. Nakladatelství C. H. Beck, Praha.
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Komise pro globální řízení. (1995). Naše globální sousedství. Praha: Rada pro mezinárodní vztahy.
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Krejčí, J. (2002). Postižitelné proudy dějin. Sociologické nakladatelství, Praha.
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Lechner, F.J., Boli, J. (2003). The Globalization Reader. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
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Mezřický, V. (2010). Perspektivy globalizace. Praha: Portál.
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Nováček, P., Huba, M., Mederly, P. (1998). Ohrožená planeta na prahu 21. století. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého.
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Nováček, P., Huba, M. (1995). Šok z prosperity. Čítanka z globální problematiky. I. - III. díl. Olomouc, Bratislava: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, Spoločnosť pre trvalo udržateľný život.
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Nováček, P. (1999). Křižovatky budoucnosti. Směřování k udržitelnému rozvoji a globálnímu řízení. Praha: GplusG.
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Nováček, P. (2011). Sustainable Development. Palacky University Press, Olomouc.
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The Worldwatch Institute. (2007). State of the World. New York, London: W. W. Norton & Company.
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World Resource Institute. (2005). Ekosystémy a lidský blahobyt. Syntéza. Centrum pro otázky životního prostředí UK, Praha.
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