Course Details

Theory of Landscape

Academic Year 2022/23

BSA012 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-GK Summer Semester 2nd year

The evolution of the Central European landscape, the historical influence of man and his activities on the landscape. Degradation and regeneration processes in the landscape. Ecosystems - their interdependence and stability, biodiversity. Landscape stability and its assessment, territorial systems of ecological stability. Reclamation of devastated areas.
Water in the landscape, problems in catchment areas and watercourses, revitalisation of streams and other water bodies.
Fundamentals of pedology, soil care. Water erosion, possibilities of erosion control. Sustainable forest management, maintenance of non-forest areas. Basic legislation, landscape protection and subsidies for landscape care.

Credits

2 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Landscape Water Management

Forms and criteria of assessment

examination

Entry Knowledge

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

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.

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.

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.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of chemistry, biology and physics.

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

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

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/255871

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  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. Restoration of degraded landscapes. Territorial systems of ecological stability.
  3. Devastated landscapes. Methods and phases of reclamation after extraction of raw materials, landfills.
  4. Water in the landscape. Problems in the catchment area, problems of inappropriate river network modifications. Wetlands, pools and other water features in the landscape.
  5. Revitalisation of water systems in the landscape. Basic rules, technical solutions for revitalisation and migration permeability of streams.
  6. Sustainable forest management. Maintenance of non-forest areas.
  7. Fundamentals of pedology and soil conservation, soil ecosystems.
  8. Problems in agricultural landscapes, water and wind erosion.
  9. Dry ponds and small water reservoirs in the landscape.
  10. Nature and landscape protection in the Czech Republic, legislation. Subsidy programmes.