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
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Aims
Obtaining background knowledge about development and behaviour landscapes and influence of man
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
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
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPC-GK Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
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.