Course detail

Landscape Restoration and Stability

FAST-CS53Acad. year: 2012/2013

Types of the landscape, human influence on the landscape, main reasons of anthropogenic damage of the landscape
Devastation of the landscape during mining activities and its reclamation
Classification of reclamation, biotechnical reclamation, agricultural and forestry reclamation, new trends in reclamations in CR.
Ecological stability, landscape stability, territorial systems of ecological stability.
Landscape conservation.
Restoration of landscape aqueous systems, restoration of small water courses in the landscape,
subsidies programs for CZ.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic knowledge of landscape ecology, landscape mapping and evaluation, ecological stability, mining impact on landscape and landscape restoration, landscape conservation.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of natural science subjects

Co-requisites

Landscape stability, territorial systems of ecological stability, erosion control measures, restoration of water courses

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Oral lectures with Power Point presentations. Videodocument on selected topics.
Seminars - preparation of landscape mapping, mapping in situ, evaluation of landscape mapping, seminar work and its Power Point presentation.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

For a successful finishing of the subject, student has to:
- be present in seminars,
- have presentation of his project: Mapping and evaluation of landscape.
- written exam and
- hand over his project and its presentation.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to landscape ecology. Nomenclature. Natural landscape
2. Cultural landscape. Ecological stability. Landscape stability
3.-6. Character of area devastated by mining. Ways and phases of recultivation. Biotechnical phase of reclamation. Agricultural reclamation, plants. Forestry reclamation, suitable wood species. Other ways of reclamation.
7. Background information for landscape recultivation, territorial systems of ecological stability
8.-10. Introduction to small water courses restoration, nomenclature, goals, development. Basic restoration principles
11. Wetlands, pools and other water elements in the landscape
12. Evaluation of river restoration, maintenance, problems
13. Subsidies programms for CR, examples of river restoration from CR and foreign countries.

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 aquatic systems of the landscape

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

Culek, M. a kol.: Biogeografické členění České republiky. Enigma, Praha, 1996. (CS)
Forman, R.T.T., Gordon, M.: Landscape Ecology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1986. (EN)
Králová, H.: Revitalizace a stabilita krajiny. VUT Fakulta stavební, 2008. [http://www.fce.vutbr.cz/studium/materialy/ucebnice.pdf] (CS)
Neuhauslová, Z. a kol.: Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Academia, Praha, 2001. (CS)
Vondrušková, H.: Mapování krajiny. Metodika. SMS, 1995. (CS)

Recommended reading

Forman, R.T.T., Gordon, M.: Krajinná ekologie. Academia Praha, 1993. (CS)
Low, J., Míchal, I.: Krajinný ráz. Lesnická práce, Kostelec nad Černými lesy, 2003. (CS)
Mícha, l,: Ekologická stabilita. Veronica Brno, 1994. (CS)
Sklenička, P.: Základy krajinného plánování. Nakl. Naděžda Skleničková, Praha, 2003. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to landscape ecology. Nomenclature. Natural landscape
2. Cultural landscape. Ecological stability. Landscape stability
3. - 5. Character of area devastated by mining. Ways and phases of recultivation. Biotechnical phase of reclamation. Agricultural reclamation, plants. Forestry reclamation, suitable wood species. Other ways of reclamation.
6. Background information for landscape recultivation, territorial systems of ecological stability.
7. Urban sprawl, low impact development. Landscape conservation.
8. Small water courses restoration, nomenclature, goals, development. Basic restoration principles.
9. Wetlands, pools and other water elements in the landscape. Evaluation of river restoration, maintenance, problems.
10. Subsidies programs, examples of restoration from CR and foreign countries.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction. Rules. Publications and on-line sources of information. On-line maps.
2. Landscape mapping methodology. Examples. Coefficient of ecological stability. Selection of the territory for mapping.
3. - 8. Landscape mapping and evaluation project.
9. - 10. Presentations of individual projects.