Course detail

Landscape Restoration and Stability

FAST-TS51Acad. year: 2010/2011

Basic knowledge of landscape ecology, natural and cultural landscape. Landscape devastation by industry and mining activities and its reclamation.
Landscape ecological stability. Czech landscape. Nature and landscape conservation. Landscape planning. Water in landscape
Restoration of landscape aquaous systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Overview of the problems connected with the landscape, landscape values, landscape improvement programs and subsidies. The actual state of water courses in landscape amd their restoration possibilities.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of geography and biology.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to landscape ecology. Nomenclature. Natural landscape.
2. Cultural landscape.
3. Landscape devastation by industry and mining activities. Landscape reclamation.
4. Vegetation.
5. Ecological stability of landscape.
6. Czech landscape (evolution, actual state, trends of the future development).
7. Landscape character.
8. Nature and landscape conservation.
9. Landscape planning.
10.-12. Water in landscape. Restoration of landscape aquaous systems.
13. Programs for landscape improvement.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Basic knowledge of landscape ecology, natural and cultural landscape, impact of human activities, landscape restoration, landscape stability, territorial systems of ecological satbility.
Restoration of landscape aquatic systems.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

H. Králová: Revitalizace a stabilita krajiny. VUT FAST (studijní opora), 2008. (CS)

Recommended reading

Forman, R.T.T., Gordon, M.: Landscape Ecology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1986. (EN)
Forman, T.T., Gordon, M.: Krajinná ekologie. Academia Praha, 1993. (CS)
I. Míchal: Ekologická stabilita. Veronica Brno, 1994. (CS)
J. Löw, I. Míchal: Krajinný ráz. Lesnická práce, Kostelec n. Černými lesy, 2003. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-A Master's

    branch N-P-C-A , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, obligation not entered

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Exercise

13 hours, obligation not entered

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.