Theoretical Basis of Landscape Design and Protection

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Department of Irrigation, Drainage and Landscape

Synopsis:

Landscape, its elements and units - basic terms: definition and classification of the landscape, standardization of the landscape, elements and factors of the landscape, geomorphologic and climatic classification, relations between the landscape and water regime, soil, vegetation, animals and climate, transformation of the landscape by engineers activity with special focus on engineering activities, problems of landscape space related to socio-economic conditions. Non-economic activities and their effects on the landscape, the effects of vegetation on landscape forming, basis of landscape rehabilitation, landscape esthetics, basis of landscape and nature protection, methods of landscape dynamics and quality assessments.

Requirements:

no prerequisites

Syllabus of lectures:

individually

Syllabus of tutorials:

no excercices

Study Objective:

The goal is understanding of potential application of own specialization in the field of landscape engineering, resp. to understand the principles how various human activities can influence landscape

Study materials:

Kiely Gerard, Environmental engineering, McGraw Hill editions, 1998

Duvigneaud Paul, Ekologická Syntéza, Academia Praha, 1988

Vrána Karel a kol., Krajinné inženýrství, TK 13 ČKAIT Praha, 1998

Kender Jan a kol., Teoretické a praktické aspekty ekologie krajiny, MŽP a Enigma, Praha, 2000

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: