Z7000 Applied Physical Geography

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Máčka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Šulc Michalková, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Máčka, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Máčka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 9:00–9:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z7000/01: Mon 10:00–11:50 Z3,02045, M. Culek, P. Dobrovolný, Z. Máčka, M. Šulc Michalková
Prerequisites
The course is intended for postgraduate (MSc) students. Overall knowledge of physical geography and landscape ecology on the undergraduate (BSc) level is required to attend the course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of this course is to present to the students selected problems of applied research in physical geography and to discus them.
During lectures and seminars students will learn when to apply specific methods in applied research and make reasoned decisions about preconditions that are necessary for proper utilization of methods in question.
Students will try to elaborate map of potential vegetation, that is used for Ecological network proposals.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course student should be able to:
Communicate the recent trends in application of physical geography to practice;
He/she would be able to make deductions based on acquired knowledge concerning research methods in physical geography.
Apply the selected research methods in the fields of hydrology, hydromorphology, climatology and landscape ecology;
To propose an Ecological Network of a smaller territory with help of a tutor.
Syllabus
  • 1. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
  • - Biogeography and System of Ecological Stability
  • - Methodology of USES
  • - Planning of Ecological Stability System /USES/ - Ecological Network.
  • 2. FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
  • - History of human impact upon rivers, anthropogenic pressure on fluvial systems
  • - River restoration, perception of rivers and riverscapes by humans
  • - Assessment of physical habitat modification of a stream in an urban environment, modes of anthropic pressure on fluvial systems,
  • 3. HYDROLOGY
  • - Legislation and planning in the field of water management and water protection, review of methodologies, geographical work with input data for partial river basin plans
  • - Identification and mapping of flood risk and hazard, flood protection, calculation Q100 (by Čerkašin) and demonstration of flood transformation by water reservoirs
  • - Hydrological modelling and floodplains´ delineation using the "Alternative Indicative Inundation Model"
  • 4. CLIMATOLOGY
  • - Significance of urban climate studies, key terms, factors controlling urban climate (UC), UC scales and categories, atmosphere boundary layer and canopy layer, radiation and energy balance of urban areas
  • - Air temperature in built-up areas, urban heat island (UHI), UHI types, methods of analysis, UHI intensity estimates, special-purpose and mobile measurements, urban remote sensing, characteristic features of moisture conditions, precipitation and wind field in cities
  • - Urban climate classification, concept of Local Climate Zones, urban climate modelling, mitigation and adaptation strategies in urban climatology
Literature
    required literature
  • Applied geography : principles and practice : an introduction to useful in physical, environmental and human geography. Edited by Michael Pacione. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1999, xxvii, 632. ISBN 0-415-18268-9. info
  • Nejnovější Metodika ÚSES: https://www.mzp.cz/C1257458002F0DC7/cz/vestnik_2017/$FILE/SOTPR_Priloha_Vestnik_Kveten_170609.pdf
    recommended literature
  • BRÁZDIL, Rudolf, Ladislav BŘEZINA, Petr DOBROVOLNÝ, Martin DUBROVSKÝ, Olga HALÁSOVÁ, Jiří HOSTÝNEK, Kateřina CHROMÁ, Jana JANDERKOVÁ, Zdeněk KALÁB, Kateřina KEPRTOVÁ, Karel KIRCHNER, Oldřich KOTYZA, Oldřich KREJČÍ, Josef KUNC, Jan LACINA, Zdeněk LEPKA, Aleš LÉTAL, Jarmila MACKOVÁ, Zdeněk MÁČKA, Ondřej MULÍČEK, Pavel ROŠTÍNSKÝ, Tomáš ŘEHÁNEK, Daniel SEIDENGLANZ, Daniela SEMERÁDOVÁ, Zbyněk SOKOL, Eva SOUKALOVÁ, Josef ŠTEKL, Miroslav TRNKA, Hubert VALÁŠEK, Antonín VĚŽNÍK, Vít VOŽENÍLEK and Zdeněk ŽALUD. Vybrané přírodní extrémy a jejich dopady na Moravě a ve Slezsku (Selected natural extremes and their impacts in Moravia and Silesia). Brno, Praha, Ostrava: Masarykova universita, Český hydrometeorologický ústav, Ústav geoniky Akademie věd ČR, v.v.i., 2007, 432 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4173-8. info
  • BRIERLEY, Gary J. and Kirstie A. FRYIRS. Geomorphology and river management : applications of the river styles framework. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing, 2005, xii, 398. ISBN 1405115165. info
  • LANZ, Klaus and Stefan SCHEUER. Příručka EEB o vodohospodářské politice EU podle Rámcové směrnice o vodě. Edited by Karel Jech. Vyd. 1. Praha: Společnost pro trvale udržitelný život STUŽ, 2000, 57 s. ISBN 80-902635-4-2. info
  • FRAZIER, John W. Applied geography : selected perspectives. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1982, i-xv, 333. ISBN 0130404519. info
  • Řeky pro život : revitalizace řek a péče o nivní biotopy. Edited by Helena Králová. Brno: Veronica, základní organizace Českého svazu ochránců přírody, 2001, 439 s. ISBN 8023889397. info
  • SKLENIČKA, Petr. Základy krajinného plánování. Vyd. 2. Praha: Naděžda Skleničková, 2003, 321 s. ISBN 80-903206-1-9. info
  • NOVICKÝ, Oldřich. Aplikovaná hydrologie. Praha: Český hydrometeorologický ústav, 1991, 101 s. info
  • VOŽENÍLEK, Vít. Aplikovaná kartografie. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2001, 187 s. ISBN 802440270X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, practical excercise related to the themes of lectures.
Landscape ecology part:
Workshop for ecological networks proposals - in map of scale 1:10 000.
Fluvial systems part:
Field survey of a small stream in the territory of Brno is included (calculation of Habitat Modification Score according to the River habitat Survey methodology). Theoretical background is delivered to students in a form of lectures.
Assessment methods
During the course students are to elaborate seminar works, that are evaluated separately.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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