Course detail

Theory of Landscape

FAST-BSA012Acad. year: 2021/2022

Development of Central European landscape, historical influence of human activities on the landscape and its development,
problems of cultural landscape functioning.
Landscape stability and its evaluation, territorial systems of ecological stability. Rekultivations.
Water in landscape, problems in riverbasin and watercourses, restoration of rivers and other bodies of water.
Water erosion, erosion control possibilities.
Basics of soil science, meteorology, climatology in relationship with the landscape.
Basic legislation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Obtaining background knowledge about development and behaviour landscapes and influence of man

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of chemistry, biology and physics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Development of agricultural landscape in central European region, influence of natural factors and human activities on the landscape, problems of cultural landscape functioning.
2. Basic command of pedology – soil forming process, soil types, BPEJ.
3. Basic command of meteorology a climatology – atmosphere and its influence on landscape.
4. Landscape stability and its evaluation, territorial system of ecological stability.
5. Problems in landscape, rekultivations.
6. Water in landscape.
7. Restoration of rivers and other bodies of water.
8. Erosion processes in landscape.
9. Erosion control possibilities, organisating, agrotechnical and biotechnical measures.
10. Basic legislation.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Knowledge of regularities of landscape functioning, overview of landscape types, and laws of therir origin, development and changes of landscape caused by human activities.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-GK Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Development of agricultural landscape in central European region, influence of natural factors and human activities on the landscape, problems of cultural landscape functioning. 2. Basic command of pedology – soil forming process, soil types, BPEJ. 3. Basic command of meteorology a climatology – atmosphere and its influence on landscape. 4. Landscape stability and its evaluation, territorial system of ecological stability. 5. Problems in landscape, rekultivations. 6. Water in landscape. 7. Restoration of rivers and other bodies of water. 8. Erosion processes in landscape. 9. Erosion control possibilities, organisating, agrotechnical and biotechnical measures. 10. Basic legislation.