Ze0152 Landscape Science

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Kolejka, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Kolejka, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Wed 17:00–17:50 učebna 24
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Ze0152/01: Wed 19:00–19:50 učebna 41, J. Kolejka
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge about the natural landscape components - atmosphere, waters, land forms, geological structure, soils and biota.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim od the subject is to explain the time/space integration and relationships of components and elements of the natural landscape and the territorial structure and functioning of natural and present landscapes.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to understand and explain the time/space integration and relationships of components and elements of the natural landscape. and the territorial structure and functioning of natural and present landscapes. Students understand the content of landscape strutures (natural, economic, human and spiritual), their differences and interrelationships. They can identify the processes that sustain their existence. The knowledge can be used in practical life for the right decision-making in the territory.
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • 1. Lanscape science, geoecology and landscape ecology
  • 2. Basic properties of landscape systems (geosystems)
  • 3. Landscape - the term and features
  • 4. Static features of landscapes
  • 5. Dynamic features of landscapes
  • 6. Landscape models, maps and scrossections
  • 7. Human impacts on landscapes
Literature
    required literature
  • KOLEJKA, Jaromír. Nauka o krajině : geografický pohled a východiska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2013, 439 s. ISBN 9788020022011. info
  • KOLEJKA, Jaromír. Nauka o krajině : pro studující geografie magisterských učitelských oborů. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 129 stran. ISBN 9788021066595. info
    recommended literature
  • FORMAN, Richard T. T. and Michel GODRON. Krajinná ekologie. Translated by Jan Těšitel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1993, 583 s. ISBN 8020004645. info
  • SÁDLO, Jiří, Petr POKORNÝ, Pavel HÁJEK, Dagmar DRESLEROVÁ and Václav CÍLEK. Krajina a revoluce : významné přelomy ve vývoji kulturní krajiny českých zemí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Malá Skála, 2005, 247 stran. ISBN 8086776026. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
For completing this course successfully, it is necessary to pass a writen test, min 10,5 marks (ten questions, 8-9 partial , a 1-2 marks, one or two ones are summary q, a 4 marks).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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