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Ekologická stopa studentů vysokých škol
Havlíková, Monika
The thesis is focused on the ecological footprint of university students in Brno. The theoretical part of thesis is primary focused on definitions of the basic concepts, such as sustainable development and sustainable consumption and production. Further work deals with definitions of the sustainability indicators and the major environmental problems. Following chapters then describe environmental education and ecological footprint and its sub-folders. In the practical part was conducted sociological research through techniques personal interviews. Their task was to determine the ecological footprint and its sub-folders of university students in selected universities and faculties in Brno. Furthermore, their aim was to explore whether there is context between the individual disciplines of university students in Brno and the impact of their behavior on the environment.
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The influence of consumption changes on ecological footprint
Mík, Milan ; Matějček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Fialová, Magdalena (referee)
The bachelor thesis presented below targets on the issue of the environmental aspect of sustainable development. The key matter of this paper is to find out which spatial consequences the human consumption has or might have. Possible changes of this consumption and its changed spatial effects on the environment were especially examined. Ecological footprint index was used for this purpose. After defining this assessing tool, there were created twelve consumption scenarios in total. The scenarios represent three main categories of consumption which were identified as the most affecting the environment. These are food consumption, consumption related with transport and energy consumption in households. Using a combination of methods, the value and structure of ecological footprint of each scenario were assessed. All the calculations, as well as the spatial outcomes, took place in a model area of Hradec Králové, one of the regional capitals of Czechia. Key words: ecological footprint, sustainability, consumption, scenario, modelling, Hradec Králové
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The Application of the National Footprint Accounts for agricultural production based on national data
Corlannová, Lenka ; Vačkářová, Davina Elena (advisor) ; Třebický, Viktor (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to compare the National Footprint Accounts of the Czech Republic in the section of cropland and grazing land for the year 2007 based on globally available data and data available in the Czech Republic, and also to compare these National Footprint Accounts of the Czech Republic based on nationally available data from the years 2007 and 2013. This thesis used the method of calculation of the National Footprint Accounts developed by Global Footprint Network. The ecological footprint of cropland of the Czech Republic is lower according to national data compared to global data while the ecological footprint of grazing land is higher. According to national data, the ecological footprint of both cropland and grazing land of the Czech Republic was lower in 2013 compared to 2007. This work gives an opportunity to compare the calculation of the ecological footprint and biocapacity of cropland and grazing land based on different data sources and to compare the results based on data from 2007 and 2013. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Social metabolism in Czech and Czechoslovak territory in historical perspective
Grešlová, Petra
This dissertation is based on the conceptual framework of social metabolism and it applies methods of Material and Energy Flow Analysis and Ecological Footprint. It studies interactions between human activities and natural environment in Czech/Czechoslovak territory from the historical perspective (after the division of Czechoslovakia for Czechia and Slovakia together). The term of social metabolism is a metaphor inspired by biology. Society or human economy similarly to a living organism which extracts materials from the earth, processes biophysical materials to maintain itself and emits its wastes back. So the economic system functions in an analogy to a living organism and those processes are called "social" or "industrial" metabolism. This dissertation comprises seven individual empirical studies: (I) An introduction to a research topic covered in following articles. It is based on the work of leading world environmental historian and it interprets selected Czech realities within the context of the world environmental history. (II) The historical series of MEFA indicators together with ecological footprint. (III) An article which applies the ecological footprint method on the ecological farm in comparison to conventional agriculture in the context of more foreign studies on this topic. (IV) An...
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Environmental advantages of using heat pumps in newly bulit family houses in climate conditions of Belarus
Kazhamiaka, Alena ; Přibil, Rudolf (advisor) ; Matějíček, Luboš (referee)
Comparison of types and efficiency of the heat pump, a brief analysis of the physical principles and conditions satisfactory operation of the heat pump in family houses. Comparison of emission and energy characteristics of commonly used types of fuel for heating houses. Analysis of the ecological footprint of conventional fuels and heat pumps. Introduction to the major geomorphological and climatic conditions of Belarus and design of appropriate types of heat pumps for different locations. Overview of additional saving measures for new houses in Belarus. Perspectives of environmental measures in Belarus.
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Development of the Carbon Footprint of the Czech Republic since 1989
POJMANOVÁ, Lucie
The thesis is focused on the development of the carbon footprint in the Czech Republic. The object is to determine the causes referring to the changes in greenhouse gas emissions. The comparison of the dynamic of greenhouse gases with the changes in indicators such as gross domestic product, legislation, economics and technology are researched. I compared the development of two indicators - the growth of the carbon footprint and the growth of GDP. Correlation analysis was done and it has been shown that there is a decoupling of economic growth from negative environmental impacts. Then I examined the changes in policy after 1989, which had an impact on this issue. Another important aspect was the entry into the European Union, which brought many changes and important legislation in the environmental field.
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Development of concept of ecological footprint
Vrbová, Anna ; Albrechtová, Jana (advisor) ; Lhotáková, Zuzana (referee)
The ecological footprint is an indicator that measures the size of the bioproductive land needed to provide resources and disposal of waste from existing technologies.It's an important sign of the sustainability of the population on Earth.As we are currently facing an impending lack of many natural resources,this is an important issue.The biomass we use is created by plants,which play a critical role not only in functioning of the ecosystems,but in the concept of the ecological footprint.Individual types of vegetation differ in their relative contribution the overall ecosystems production and consequently to the calculation of the ecological footprint of various lands.For this reason this work is concerned not only with the concept of the ecological footprint, but also with the services that plants provide.The objective of this work is to compile the current information on the evolution of the concept of the ecological footprint,what preceded its creation,and to focus on the important role of plants in the functioning of ecosystems,allowing for the calculation of the ecological footprint.The evolution of the concept of the ecological footprint is covered in Chapter 1.Chapter 2 deals with ecosystem services,their rating,and the critical role that plants play in them.The calculation of the ecological...
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Social metabolism in Czech and Czechoslovak territory in historical perspective
Kušková, Petra ; Jeleček, Leoš (advisor) ; Kupková, Lucie (referee) ; Spišiak, Peter (referee)
This dissertation is based on the conceptual framework of social metabolism and it applies methods of Material and Energy Flow Analysis and Ecological Footprint. It studies interactions between human activities and natural environment in Czech/Czechoslovak territory from the historical perspective (after the division of Czechoslovakia for Czechia and Slovakia together). The term of social metabolism is a metaphor inspired by biology. Society or human economy similarly to a living organism which extracts materials from the earth, processes biophysical materials to maintain itself and emits its wastes back. So the economic system functions in an analogy to a living organism and those processes are called "social" or "industrial" metabolism. This dissertation comprises seven individual empirical studies: (I) An introduction to a research topic covered in following articles. It is based on the work of leading world environmental historian and it interprets selected Czech realities within the context of the world environmental history. (II) The historical series of MEFA indicators together with ecological footprint. (III) An article which applies the ecological footprint method on the ecological farm in comparison to conventional agriculture in the context of more foreign studies on this topic. (IV) An...
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Analysis of the Damage to Forests in Logging with Selected Logging Methods
Duffek, Petr ; Macků, Jan (advisor) ; Štícha, Václav (referee)
The aim of the bachelor thesis was a summary of a literature review dealing with the impact of logging by chainsaw on the environment. The processing of this topic was preceded by the description of the construction and history of the chainsaw, the treatment with this tool, and the chainsaw maintenance and safe work with it. Further, using chainsaw in forestry was presented and the damage occuring in forest ecosystem components after logging were highlighted. In conclusion, the origin and the extent of damage on the environment were described and processes eliminating these losses as much as possible were designed.
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