Course detail
Landscape Restoration and Stability
FAST-CS53Acad. year: 2015/2016
Types of the landscape, human influence on the landscape, main reasons of anthropogenic damage of the landscape
Devastation of the landscape during mining activities and its reclamation
Classification of reclamation, biotechnical reclamation, agricultural and forestry reclamation, new trends in reclamations in CR.
Ecological stability, landscape stability, territorial systems of ecological stability.
Landscape conservation.
Restoration of landscape aqueous systems, restoration of small water courses in the landscape,
subsidies programs for CZ.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
2. Cultural landscape. Ecological stability. Landscape stability
3. - 5. Character of area devastated by mining. Ways and phases of recultivation. Biotechnical phase of reclamation. Agricultural reclamation, plants. Forestry reclamation, suitable wood species. Other ways of reclamation.
6. Background information for landscape recultivation, territorial systems of ecological stability.
7. Urban sprawl, low impact development. Landscape conservation.
8. Small water courses restoration, nomenclature, goals, development. Basic restoration principles.
9. Wetlands, pools and other water elements in the landscape. Evaluation of river restoration, maintenance, problems.
10. Subsidies programs, examples of restoration from CR and foreign countries.
Work placements
Aims
Restoration of aquatic systems of the landscape
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Forman, R.T.T., Gordon, M.: Landscape Ecology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1986. (EN)
Králová, H.: Revitalizace a stabilita krajiny. VUT Fakulta stavební, 2008. [http://www.fce.vutbr.cz/studium/materialy/ucebnice.pdf] (CS)
Neuhauslová, Z. a kol.: Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Academia, Praha, 2001. (CS)
Vondrušková, H.: Mapování krajiny. Metodika. SMS, 1995. (CS)
Recommended reading
Low, J., Míchal, I.: Krajinný ráz. Lesnická práce, Kostelec nad Černými lesy, 2003. (CS)
Mícha, l,: Ekologická stabilita. Veronica Brno, 1994. (CS)
Sklenička, P.: Základy krajinného plánování. Nakl. Naděžda Skleničková, Praha, 2003. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans