Course: Landscapes in CR and World

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Course title Landscapes in CR and World
Course code KPV/VKCS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Anděl Petr, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Thematic areas: 1. Landscape, definition, classification in the hierarchical system (biosphere, biocycles, biomes, biotopes). 2. Basic typology of landscapes. 3. Historical development of landscape transformation by humanity. 4. Sea. 5. Tundra and coniferous forests. 6. Land biomes of deciduous forests and steppes 7. Land biomes of evergreen subtropical forest and savanna. 8. Tropical forest and desert land biomes. 9. Seaside landscapes. 10. Lowland and valley landscapes of large rivers. 11. Lands of hillsides and highlands. 12. Mountain landscapes and alpine environment. 13. Karst landscapes and other specific types of landscapes. 14. Urbanized and anthropogenic landscapes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Lecture
  • Class attendance - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 16 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with a contemporary understanding of landscape as a space co-created by natural processes and human activities and to give them a comprehensive overview of basic types of landscapes in the world, in Europe and the Czech Republic. In the first part of the course, the countries of the world are discussed according to the main macro-climatic units (biomes), in the second part the Czech lands are broken down by morphometry and degree of human influence. By completing the subject the student acquires the basic general principles of landscape ecology, allowing him to look with "other eyes" at the lands he visits or lives in.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.
Prerequisites
General orientation in the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

Written test. The course is held in Czech language, the requirements are stated in the Czech version.
Recommended literature
  • ANDÉRA, M. Encyklopedie naší přírody. Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-7209-231-6.
  • HERINK, J., TLACH, S. Základy zeměpisných znalostí. Praha, 2010. ISBN 80-86034-67-4.
  • KOVÁŘ, P. Ekosystémová a krajinná ekologie. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-246-2788-5.
  • LÖW, J., MÍCHAL, I. Krajinný ráz. Kostelec nad Černými Lesy, 2003. ISBN 80-86386-27-9.
  • NĚMEC, J., POJER, F. Krajina v České republice. Praha, 2007. ISBN 80-903482-3-8.
  • PRACH, K., ŠTECH, M., ŘÍHA, P. Ekologie a rozšíření biomů na Zemi.. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86960-46-3.


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