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Development of advanced masonry components with integrated thermal insulation
Rumel, Ivo ; Horký, Ondřej (referee) ; Zach, Jiří (advisor)
The master's thesis is dedicated to the development of thermally insulating fittings for brick construction with integrated thermal insulation. In the theoretical part of the thesis are summarized legislative regulations for building construction, the technical requirements for insulation and ceramic products. Furthermore is here described the production of ceramics and technology of filling the ceramic fittings with interated insulation. The practical part of the thesis deals with new possibilities of filling the bulk ceramic fittings with thermal insulating materials based on polyurethane foams in order to improve their thermal insulation and mechanical properties. In the conclusion of this master thesis is an overall evaluation of taken measurements, the filling technology and comparison of new fittings with the current market and their potential use.
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Discourses and practices of the Czech development cooperation
Horký, Ondřej ; Jeníček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Varadzin, František (referee) ; Fárek, Jiří (referee) ; Adamcová, Lenka (referee)
As a part of international economic relations, development cooperation is a relatively new issue area of the Czech foreign policy. In spite of the strong Czechoslovak cooperation with the pro-socialist Third World countries during the Cold War, the country quickly abandoned delegitimized development activities only to restart them in the mid-1990s. This time, the policy was induced mostly externally by the international and EU commitments to provide aid to developing countries. Building on James Ferguson's concept of 'anti-politics machine' and the Bourdieusian concept of illusio, this dissertation argues that (i) the apparatus of the Czech development cooperation deals with development as a technical matter and leads to the depoliticization of the Czech relations with the South; and (ii) the low public awareness of the policy and the dependence of the civil society on government funding tones down their criticism and facilitates the use of the policy for the particular interests of the Czech implementers instead of contributing to poverty reduction in the South. The second chapter justifies the interdisciplinary approach adopted in the dissertation. It argues that in the same way as multidimensional poverty cannot be reduced to mere income, a holistic analysis of development cooperation must extend beyond the neoclassical economic approach and include social, cultural, political and environmental aspects of development. The third and fourth chapters analyze accordingly the discourses (historical and legal sources, political and social context, government strategies) and practices (content of bilateral cooperation, its effectiveness, actors and interrelations between them) of the Czech development cooperation. The following chapters extend from the narrow topic of development cooperation to gender as a cross-cutting issue and further to the problem of policy coherence. While gender has gained serious credit on the international development research and policy agenda, it is reflected in policy and operational documents only formally, making bilateral cooperation projects gender blind, and hence detrimental to women. Finally, the Czech discourses and practices of the formally institutionalized policy coherence for development are analyzed in cases studies on migration, trade and agriculture. The chapter argues that slight changes in other government policies may have greater impact on developing countries than any substantial reforms of development cooperation. Overall, the dissertation advocates for a repoliticization of the development agenda and its return to the public space. So far, it was mostly the European Union funding that incited the civil society to raise new policy issues and question the effectiveness of the Czech development cooperation in reducing global poverty, but it is crucial to involve political parties, civil society at large, media and academia in the process as well. An annex lists a range of detailed policy recommendations for development cooperation generally, in particular its gender dimension, and its coherence with the Czech migration, agriculture and trade policies.
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Socioekonomická charakteristika Srí Lanky
Knappová, Jana ; Jeníček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Horký, Ondřej (referee)
Práce se zaměřuje na socioekonomickou charakteristiku Srí Lanky. V první části je stručně popsána historie, druhá se zabývá etnickým konfliktem mezi Sinhálci a Tamily, v další části je charakterizována současná ekonomická situace na Srí Lance včetně zahraničního obchodu a spolupráce s ČR. Na závěr jsou uvedeny obchodní zvyklosti a kulturní specifika země.
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China: Economic Growth and its Influence on the Enviroment
Kadlecová, Tereza ; Adamcová, Lenka (advisor) ; Horký, Ondřej (referee)
Obsahem bakalářské práce je stručný nástin ekonomického vývoje Čínské lidové republiky se zaměřením na strukturální změny a zahraniční obchod a jejich souvislost se stavem životního prostředí Číny. Pozornost je věnována také populačnímu vývoji. Podrobně jsou rozebrány hlavní problémy čínského životního prostředí a jejich důsledky pro obyvatelstvo země. Zmíněny jsou také vládní snahy o řešení těchto problémů a vývoj čínské legislativy v oblasti životního prostředí.
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Postavení Mexika ve světové ekonomice
Šmolíková, Jana ; Steinmetzová, Dana (advisor) ; Horký, Ondřej (referee)
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá postavením Mexika ve světové ekonomice, zvláštní důraz je věnován zapojení Mexika do integračních uskupení. Práce je rozdělena do tří hlavních kapitol. První kapitola obecně charakterizuje mexickou ekonomiku - velikost této ekonomiky z hlediska různých ukazatelů, jednotlivé ekonomické sektory, ekonomický vývoj a zahraniční obchod této země. Druhá kapitola se zabývá zapojením Mexika do integračních uskupení. Třetí kapitola se zaměřuje na dohodu NAFTA a na její vliv na mexickou ekonomiku.
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