ENSn4580 Contemporary Cultural Dimension of Nature and Landscape - excursion

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Klára Dubinová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
! HEN580 Cultural Dimension of Nature &&!NOW( HEN580 Cultural Dimension of Nature )&&TYP_STUDIA(N)
ability to walk 15 km
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: 0/15, only registered: 6/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will obtain and practice methods of applied field research in the specific locality.
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain various theories of the Man-Landscape relationship and to create the output of their field research project.
Students should be able to understand contemporary conservation of nature in the cultural landscape.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- identify and summarisse the main features of studied lansdscape;
- describe factors which influence the character and use of landscapes;
- critically analyse land-use conflicts.
Syllabus
Field research, reflections connected with contemporary art and its attitude towards nature and landscape. Individual work. Conclusion, discussions
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Land and environmental art. Edited by Brian Wallis - Jeffrey Kastner. London: Phaidon Press, 2005, 304 s. ISBN 0714835145. info
  • BRADY, Emily. Aesthetics of the natural environment. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2003, viii, 287. ISBN 0817313745. info
  • CARLSON, Allen. Nature and landscape : an introduction to environmental aesthetics. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009, xiii, 188. ISBN 9780231140416. info
  • BERLEANT, Arnold. The aesthetics of environment. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, xv, 218 p. ISBN 0877229937. info
  • Od země přes kopec do nebe-- : o chůzi, poutnictví a posvátné krajině. Edited by Jiří Zemánek. Vyd. 1. V Litoměřicích: Severočeská galerie výtvarného umění, 2005, 183 s. ISBN 8085090619. info
  • LIBROVÁ, Hana. Láska ke krajině? Vyd. 1. Brno: Blok, 1988, 165 s. URL info
  • TUAN, Yi-fu. Topophilia : a study of environmental perception, attitudes, and values. New York: Columbia University Press, 1990, xiv, 260. ISBN 0231073941. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as an 3-4 days research excursion to the Bohemian Karst region. It is held in Czech languague.
Assessment methods
Active participation in the whole excursion
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Minimální počet studentů: 10
Teacher's information
Excursion requires the students to be able to follow all the instructions and talks given in Czech only.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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