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Evaluation of environmental impacts of selected crops growing by LCA method
NNANDO, Emeka Micheal
Abstract The consequences of agricultural intensification and conventional farming are becoming increasingly apparent as climate change and variability continue to worsen. This study evaluated the environmental impacts of soybean production, with a focus on the climate change impact category. Agricultural data for various inputs, agrotechnical operations, and outputs of the production process were systematically collected from three distinct soybean farms (Becicka, Michalec and Agrokiwi) in the Pardubice district of the Czech Republic and analyzed using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework. The functional unit considered in this study was 1 kg of soybeans. The results of the LCA show that the Agrokiwi and Michalec farms make the largest and smallest contributions to the climate change impact category with 6.17 kg CO2eq and 2.1 kg CO2eq respectively. The highest contribution, 51 percent, from Agrokiwi was attributed to the application of NPK fertilizer (15-15-15) and tillage plowing of the fields, with 0.0506 kg CO2eq and 0.0237 kg CO2eq respectively, while sowing and transport contributed the least, with 0.00979 kg CO2eq and 0.0091 kg CO2eq respectively. Findings also revealed a relationship between inputs, agrotechnical operations in soybean production, and their contribution to climate change.Regarding climate smartness or environmental sustainability, the Michalec agricultural practices/production system is more environmentally friendly due to the low use of mineral fertilizers and the spreading method. The results of the study suggest that the environmental performance of soybean production could be significantly improved by switching from synthetic fertilizers to more environmentally friendly organic farming, introducing crop rotations, and using disease-resistant seed varieties as a means of implementing sustainable agricultural practices/systems.
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Study of the cooling system of a building with regard to climate change in the Czech Republic
Vašulka, Tomáš ; Charvát, Pavel (referee) ; Fišer, Jan (advisor)
The diploma thesis aims to prepare a study of the cooling system of a multifunctional building with regard to climate change predicted until the middle of the 21st century. The work includes determining the heat load of refrigerated rooms and designing measures to reduce heat gains in the summer. Diploma thesis includes design of a cooling system with fan-coil units as end appliances with the necessary hydraulic calculations. A single-stage absorption cooling unit is used as the considered cooling source, to which a free cooling heat exchanger is assigned. The design of the cooling source includes the necessary hydraulic calculations and dimensioning of the system ensuring its functional operation. Part of the diploma thesis is drawing documentation of cooling technology and connection of fan-coil units.
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Effects of nitrogen supply and drought on wheat grain quality under the ambient and elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide
Moravcová, Gabriela ; Vránová, Dana (referee) ; Hrstka, Miroslav (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with effects of nitrogen supply, drought and UV radiation on wheat grain quality under the ambient and elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide. The theoretical part deals with the global climate changes, greenhouse gases and especially with effects of elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide on plants. Also, it is dealt with effects of elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide on the wheat grain quality. In the experimental part nitrogen content by the Kjeldahl method, contents of dry and wet gluten, Zeleny test, falling number and content of starch in the wheat samples were determined. The results of this study confirmed affecting the quality of the wheat grain from the elevated concentrations of CO2, nitrogen fertilization, drought and UV radiation. The most evident was the influence of nitrogen nutrition, fertilization positively affected the quality of grain, there was an increase in content of crude protein, gluten content, value of Zeleny sedimentation test, and falling number. As a result of the increase in protein content was also a decrease in starch content. Due to increased levels of carbon dioxide protein content and gluten, Zeleny sedimentation test values and falling number decreased and conversely starch content increased. The decrease of Zeleny sedimentation test by the influence of elevated CO2 concentration was fully compensated by nitrogen fertilization.
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Climatological analysis of the Thaya river basin
Macík, Ondřej ; Kněžínková, Barbora (referee) ; Marton, Daniel (advisor)
The current climate changes and the persistent drought raise questions about the future development of temperatures and precipitation in the Czech Republic. One of the most affected area is south Moravia and the basin of River Dyje located there. The iam of this bachelor's thesis is to predict the future development of climate in the basin of River Dyje, using emission scenarios, a global climate model and an artifical time series Baseline by using a stochastic generator LARS-WG and subsequent analysis of the results. The obtained results will be suitably compared with each other and adjusted to the form for their future use.
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Extreme hydrological events in the context of urban planning
Klimeš, Zdeněk ; Dráb, Aleš (referee) ; Duchan, David (advisor)
The purpose of the bachelor thesis was to describe known extreme hydrological events and potential attitudes to minimalize their negative impacts. The thesis was written as literature recherche from different points of view, not only from a one-sided technical or ecological point. It proceeds systematically from describing the historical evolution of the subject matter through the presentation of global ecological problems, outlining the legislative background and the findings from specialised literature, to the examples of current trends. In view of the fact that the issue is so broad, the thesis treats only certain parts in detail. The subject of interest is the demonstration of separate measures against floods and droughts and the effects of their synergy concerning the minimalization of the repercussions of extreme hydrological events.
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Rainfall runoff process in time of climate change
Benáčková, Kateřina ; Janál,, Petr (referee) ; Marton, Daniel (advisor)
The aim of The Diploma Thesis was to compile a conceptual rainfall-runoff model, that would be eligible to model discharge in conditions of climate changes. After thorough verifications of possible variants, user program Runoff Prophet that is eligible to simulate discharge in closing profile of any river basin was compiled within this paper. Runoff Prophet is deterministic lumped model with monthly computation time step and from the hydrologic phenomena it takes soil moisture, evapotranspiration, groundwater flow and the watercourse flow into account. Its calibration is based on the differential evolution principle with Nash–Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient as the calibration criterion. Developed software was tested on Vír I. catchment basin and the results of this probe were evaluated from viewpoints of air temperature, precipitation and discharge characteristics in the Dalečín measurement river cross section in distant future according to A1B SRES climate scenario, implemented in LARS-WG weather generator.
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Generating of Stochastic Rainfall Data Using by Specific Weather Generator
Benáčková, Kateřina ; Menšík, Pavel (referee) ; Marton, Daniel (advisor)
The aim of this work is to study the topics of climate change, SRES emission scenarios, global GCM and regional RCM climate models, which are necessary basis for using the LARS WG software (Stochastic Weather Generator for Use in Climate Impact Studies). Based on given knowledge using LARS WG the testing time series of daily precipitation and temperatures data will be generated for three future time periods. The observed weather data from the Meteostation VUT was used. Generated data will be analysed and interpreted for its future uses.
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Adaptation to climate change from the perspective of (Czech) law
Jech, Martin ; Sobotka, Michal (advisor) ; Fabšíková, Tereza (referee)
Adaptation to climate change from the perspective of (Czech) law Abstract Key words: climate change, adaptation, Czech law Climate change is a current topic that has an impact on many components of the environment and the whole society. Besides mitigation, adaptation is a key response to climate change. This diploma thesis deals with the issue of how (especially Czech) law approaches to adaptation to climate change. Particular legal instruments related to adaptation to climate change are discussed, especially conceptual, administrative and economic instruments, in the fields of protection of water resources, forest, agricultural land and nature and landscape. Selected non-law instruments related to adaptation to climate change are also mentioned. The thesis has several related research inquiries. The first question is what is actually a climate change and whether it is (or will be) its course unprecedented in the Holocene and the related question what climate is expected in the next decades. This is followed by other research questions, particularly how the political-legal approach to the question of climate change (especially adaptation) has evolved and what is the current legal level of adaptation to climate change, i.e. whether it is satisfactory or has some imperfections. And if it has some...
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Interannual temperature variability in Europe
Švábek, David ; Huth, Radan (advisor) ; Mikšovský, Jiří (referee)
This master thesis is focused on interannual variability of air temperature throughout Europe and its long-term trends. Alongside changes in average air temperature, it is the changes in variability that fundamentally affect meteorological extremes. Therefore, those are fundamental climate characteristics at which we do not know yet if they are changing and if so, in what direction. The changes seem to differ between individual regions, seasons and timescales. Changes behave differently when they are short-term (interday to interseasonal) and when they are long-term (interannual). These interannual changes are the main topic of this master thesis. In the review part of the thesis, the scientific literature is summarized, supplemented by changes in interannual variability both globally and regionally for the territory of Europe, namely for individual seasons. The objective of the practical part of the paper is the analysis of long-term interannual temperature variability in the period from 1 March 1961 to 28 February 2018, for each season separately. The objective of this work is not only to quantify the trends of interannual temperature variability but also to compare them among five different climate databases, as most scientific studies that analyse long-term changes in variability have been...
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