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Applied Ecology
FAST-AS001Acad. year: 2022/2023
Basic knowledge of common ecology: definitions, nomenclature, recommended information sources. The selected chapters from the following topics of air pollution, global warming, chemicals in environment. Chapter aimed at landscape will be focused mainly on landscpae stabiliy, territorial systems of ecological stability, mining impact on landscape, landscape restoration and landscpae vegetation, rivers in landscape, water in urbanized environment, waterfront in cities and Brownfileds, public spaces, low energy and passive buildings. The final part will deal with application of ecology on architectural design and town-planning.
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Detailed knowledge of landscpae ecology incl. landscape stability, vegetation in landscape and in urbanized environment.
Overview of present trends: low energetic and passive buildings, problems of brownfields, urban sprawl, open spaces and ecological architecture.
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2. Chemicals in environment and its impact on human health.
3. Greenhouse gasses in atmosphere, Climate change and its impact on environment. IPCC.
4. Introduction to landscape ecology. Natural and cultural landscape. Ecological stability. Czech landscape. Landscape protection.
5. Impact of industry and mining on landscape.
6. Water in landscape. River restoration. Water eutrophication, water bloom in reservoirs.
7. Water in urbanized environment. Consumption and price of water. Treatment of sewage water. Rain water use. River in urban environment.
8. Vegetation in urban environment: parks, avenues and green roofs.
9. Eco-counseling, a human being as a consumer.
Waste production and disposal. Environmentally friendly appliances. Ecolabelling.
10. Brownfields. Urban sprawl.
11. Low energy and passive buildings.
12. Public spaces. City for the people.
13. Ecological architecture.
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Detailed knowledge of landscpae ecology incl. landscape stability, vegetation in landscape and in urbanized environment
Global warming, Greenhouse gasses
Waste disposal
Application of ecology in architecture and town-planning.
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- Programme B-P-C-APS (N) Bachelor's
branch APS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
- Programme B-P-C-MI (N) Bachelor's
branch MI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
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