Course detail

Theory of Landscape

FAST-BSA012Acad. year: 2025/2026

Development of Central European landscape, historical influence of human activities on the landscape and its development,
problems of cultural landscape functioning.
Landscape stability and its evaluation, territorial systems of ecological stability. Rekultivations.
Water in landscape, problems in riverbasin and watercourses, restoration of rivers and other bodies of water.
Water erosion, erosion control possibilities.
Basics of soil science, meteorology, climatology in relationship with the landscape.
Basic legislation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of chemistry, biology and physics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

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

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DEMEK, J.: Úvod do krajinné ekologie. 1999.
JUST, Tomáš a kol. Vodohospodářské revitalizace. MŽP, Praha, 2005. 359 s
KRÁLOVÁ, Helena: Revitalizace a stabilita krajiny. VUT FAST (studijní opora), 2008. 
MADĚRA,P., ZIMOVÁ E.(eds.): Metodické postupy projektování lokálního ÚSES. MZLU, Brno, 2017.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-GK Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

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.