Course detail

Theory of Landscape

FAST-GS01Acad. year: 2024/2025

Development of Central European landscape, historical influence of human activities on the landscape and its development. Problems of cultural landscape functioning. Basics of soil science, meteorology, climatology in relationship with the landscape. Water management melioration and agricultural problems in connection with soil cover. Stabile systems, 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)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of chemistry, biology and physics

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

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

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Currie, J.C.: Water and the Environment. Hong Kong : Ellis Horwood,, 1993. (EN)
ODUM, E.P.: Základy ekologie. Akademia Praha, 1977. (CS)
VRÁNA, K. a kol.: Krajinné inženýrství. ČKAIT Praha, 1998. (CS)

Recommended reading

Warlamis, Makis: The New Design LandscapeVisions for Europe. New York I.DE.A., 1994. (EN)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Development of agricultural landscape in central European region. Soil forming process Physical soil properties Chemical soil properties, soil types Atmosphere and its influence on landscape Basic meteorology Climatology and landscape development Landscape stability and territorial system of ecological stability Sustainable development and landscape Basic legislative