Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation

Data is displayed for academic year: 2023./2024.

Lecturers

Prof.
Davor Škrlec
Prof.
Željko Tomšić
Assoc. Prof.
Ivan Rajšl
Assoc. Prof.
Siniša Šadek

Course Description

The basic ecological concepts, The components of the environment and legislation to protect the environment, Biodiversity, Environmental policy and climate change mitigation, Fundamentals of Environmental Economics and Policy, Environmental Impact Assessment, Air pollution and protection, Pollution by traffic, Land pollution and protection, Water pollution and protection, Waste and impact of landfills, Changes in the atmosphere and climate change, Greenhouse gases and global warming, Ozone layer depletion, Impact on the environment, International agreements to protect the environment, An integrated approach to environmental protection, Environmental Objectives, The subjects of environmental protection, Principles of Environmental Protection, The basic documents of Environmental Protection, Measures and environmental protection procedures, Economic instruments in environmental protection.

Study Programmes

University undergraduate
[FER3-EN] Computing - study
Transversal Courses (3. semester) (5. semester)
[FER3-EN] Electrical Engineering and Information Technology - study
Transversal Courses (3. semester) (5. semester)
University graduate
[FER3-EN] Control Systems and Robotics - profile
Transversal Courses (1. semester) (3. semester)
[FER3-EN] Data Science - profile
Transversal Courses (1. semester) (3. semester)
[FER3-EN] Electrical Power Engineering - profile
Transversal Courses (1. semester) (3. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain what is ecology, and what environmental protection
  2. Identify the fundamentals of environmental protection
  3. Describe the elements of the environment (soil, water, air ...) and recognize their protection measures
  4. Explain global environmental change
  5. Explain Climate Change
  6. Explain the concept of sustainable development
  7. Explain the principles of sustainable development
  8. Explain measures for mitigation and adoption to climate change

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Course lectures are organized through 2 study cycles. First cycle consists of 7 weeks of lectures and mid-term exam. Second cycle consists of 6 weeks of lectures and final exam. Lectures are held through total of 15 weeks with weekly load of 2 hours.

Grading Method

Continuous Assessment Exam
Type Threshold Percent of Grade Threshold Percent of Grade
Quizzes 50 % 20 % 50 % 20 %
Class participation 50 % 10 % 50 % 10 %
Mid Term Exam: Written 50 % 34 % 0 %
Final Exam: Written 50 % 36 %
Exam: Written 50 % 70 %

Week by Week Schedule

  1. The components of the environment and legislation to protect the environment
  2. Biodiversity
  3. Environmental policy and climate change mitigation
  4. Fundamentals of Environmental Economics and Policy
  5. Air pollution and protection
  6. Land pollution and protection
  7. Water pollution and protection
  8. Midterm exam
  9. Waste and impact of landfills
  10. Greenhouse gases and global warming
  11. Ozone layer depletion
  12. Impact on the environment, International agreements to protect the environment
  13. Environmental Objectives & Principles of Environmental Protection, The subjects of environmental protection
  14. The basic documents of Environmental Protection, Measures and environmental protection procedures, Economic instruments in environmental protection
  15. Final exam

Literature

Danilo Feretić; Željko Tomšić; Nikola Čavlina, Dejan Škanata (2000.), Elektrane i okoliš, Element
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2016.), GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for the Pan-European Region, , United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
David Coley (2011.), Energy and Climate Change, John Wiley & Sons
Roger Fouquet (2013.), Handbook on Energy and Climate Change, Edward Elgar Publishing
Jefferson W. Tester (2005.), Sustainable Energy, MIT Press
(2019.), Strategija prilagodbe klimatskim promjenama u Republici Hrvatskoj za razdoblje do 2040. godine s pogledom na 2070. godinu, Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i energetike
(2019.), Prvi Nacrt Integriranog energetskog i klimatskog plana za razdoblje od 2021. do 2030. godine, Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i energetike

For students

General

ID 210553
  Winter semester
2 ECTS
L3 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
0 Seminar
0 Exercises
0 Laboratory exercises
0 Project laboratory
0 Physical education excercises

Grading System

90 Excellent
75 Very Good
60 Good
50 Sufficient

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