Course detail

Ecological Conflicts in Water Management

FAST-SR51Acad. year: 2024/2025

Course focuses applied problems of landscape ecology, stressing mainly ecological function of forest, landscape ecology and environment protection from the point of view of technique and future civil engineer.
Information on the origin and solution of the environmental conflicts in water management with respect to past experiences that were obtained during project development, construction and operation of several big water structures (Gabčíkovo, Nové Mlýny, etc.), with respect to interaction of the structure and the environment. As a managed discussion on proposed and problematic structure, the navigation canal Dunaj - Odra - Labe will be thoroughly analysed.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Water management and water structures

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Informatcion as to conflict - construction x ekologie
Knowledge in following areas:
- informatcion as to conflict - construction x ekologie.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended literature

Forman, R.T.T.,Gordon,M.: Landscape Ecology. John Wiley 1986
Schoklitsch,A.: Der Wasserbau. Julius Springer Verlag 1930
Šlezingr, M., Úradníček, L.: Vegetační doprovod vodních toků a nádrží. CERM 2002
Šlezingr,M.: Břehová abraze. CERM 2003

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction, work schedule, interaction of structure and environment 2 - 4. Problems of landscape and ecological function of forests 5 - 7. Problems of landscape ecology 8 -10. Problems of environmental protection 11-12. Presentation of selected important water structures realized in Czech Republic, importance of faultless operational phase 13. Navigation systems Danube - Odra - Elbe versus Rhine - Mohan - Danube 14. Floods in ČR, flood protection

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer