Course detail

Landscape Restoration and Stability

FAST-NSB020Acad. year: 2022/2023

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.
Problems of water in landscape.
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

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student gains basic knowledge of landscape ecology, landscape restoration, landscape stability, territorial systems of ecological satbility and restoration of landscape aquatic systems.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of natural science subjects.

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. Introduction to landscape ecology. Landscape ecology as a scientific discipline. Natural and cultural landscapes. Landscape forming processes.
  2. Ecosystem, biodiversity. Landscape stability and methods of its assessment.
  3. Restoration of degraded landscapes. Territorial systems of ecological stability.
  4. Landscape character, types of landscapes.
  5. Devastated landscapes. Methods and phases of reclamation after extraction of raw materials, landfills.
  6. Water in the landscape. Problems in the catchment area, problems of inappropriate river network modifications. Wetlands, pools and other water features in the landscape.
  7. Revitalisation of water systems in the landscape. Basic rules, technical solutions for revitalisation and migration permeability of streams.
  8. Sustainable forest management. Maintenance of non-forest areas.
  9. Fundamentals of pedology and soil care, soil ecosystems.
  10. Problems in agricultural landscapes, water and wind erosion.
  11. Dry ponds and small water reservoirs in the landscape.
  12. Nature and landscape protection in the Czech Republic, legislation. Subsidy programmes.
  13. Excursion or lecture by a practitioner.

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

KRÁLOVÁ, Helena: Revitalizace a stabilita krajiny. VUT FAST (studijní opora), 2008. 
DEMEK, J.: Úvod do krajinné ekologie. 1999.
JUST, Tomáš a kol. Vodohospodářské revitalizace. MŽP, Praha, 2005. 359 s.
MADĚRA,P., ZIMOVÁ E.(eds.): Metodické postupy projektování lokálního ÚSES. MZLU, Brno, 2017.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-MI Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme NPC-SIV Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

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.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

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.-4. Landscape mapping - terrain work. 5.–6. Evaluation of terrain landscape mapping. 7.–8. Design of part of territorial systems of ecological stability. 9.-10. Presentations of individual projects.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course