Course Details
Theory of Landscape
Academic Year 2023/24
GS01 course is part of 1 study plan
B-P-C-GK / GI Summer Semester 2nd year
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
Credits
2 credits
Language of instruction
Czech
Semester
summer
Course Guarantor
Institute
Forms and criteria of assessment
examination
Entry Knowledge
Basic knowledge of chemistry, biology and physics
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
Obtaining background knowledge about development and behaviour landscapes and influence of man
Basic Literature
ODUM, E.P.: Základy ekologie. Akademia Praha, 1977. (cs)
Currie, J.C.: Water and the Environment. Hong Kong : Ellis Horwood,, 1993. (en)
VRÁNA, K. a kol.: Krajinné inženýrství. ČKAIT Praha, 1998. (cs)
Currie, J.C.: Water and the Environment. Hong Kong : Ellis Horwood,, 1993. (en)
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)
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
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
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
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
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
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