Course: Sustainable Development

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Course title Sustainable Development
Course code KAES/QTUR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Perná Kristýna, Mgr. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Sustainable development - terminology, content, basis dimension of sustainability, policy of sustainable development, sustainable farming in the rural countryside, agroecosystems, sustainable farming, farming systems executed on agricultural land, productive and non-productive functions of agriculture, instruments of susatainable development, indicators of evaluation and support of non-productive functions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Individual tutoring
  • Preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject aims to introduce the principles of sustainable development of human society to students.
After completing the courses, the student is eligible to participate in activities related to the sustainable development of the society.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of science subjects at high school and newly at ZFJU, botany, agriculture.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam, Seminar work

Exam requirements: elaboration and presentation of the seminar paper individually or in pairs, written test (80% of points - successful completion), analysis of incomplete or incorrect answers, oral exam
Recommended literature
  • www2.zf.jcu.cz/moudry.
  • Demo, M., Látečka, M. Projektování trvalo udržatelných polnohospodárskych systemov v krajine.. 2000.
  • Gliessman, S. R. Agroekology. London, 2000.
  • MOLDAN, Bedřich. Životní prostředí v globální perspektivě -online. Praha, 2020. ISBN 9788024646787.
  • Nováček, Pavel. Udržitelný rozvoj. 2. vydání. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011. ISBN 978-80-244-2795-9.
  • Šarapatka, Bořivoj. Agroekologie : východiska pro udržitelné zemědělské hospodaření. Olomouc : Bioinstitut, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87371-10-7.
  • Váchal, J., Moudrý, J. Projektování trvale udržitelných systémů hospodaření. JU ZF v Č. Budějovicích, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Sustainable Systems in Agricultural Land (2010) Category: Agriculture and forestry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Agribussines (2014) Category: Agriculture and forestry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer