Z7900 Landscape Evaluation

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Zbyněk Cincibus (assistant)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:50 Z5,02004
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z7900/01: Thu 16:00–16:50 Z3,02045, M. Culek
Prerequisites
Interest in the study of the Landscape and its shape, knowledges about the Landscape on the level of a good secondary school.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Target of this course is to lead the student to understand:

Identifing of landscape character, their typical elements of both natural and cultural origin.
recognizing of impact of some social processes to the landscape, i.e. struggle for the horizont, dominancy and ideology;
The main part of the course is dedicated to Landscape shape and its legislative protection. Students should be able to identify architectonical styles and their influence to the folk art architecture and to identify types of villages and organization of their fields and meadows;
identify and analyze values, level of conservation of old man-made landscape structures.
elaborate a final report about landscape character values.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:

Identify landscape types and unique features of individual Landscapes;
identify architectonical styles and their influence to the folk art architecture;
identify types of villages and organization of their fields and meadows;
aply two Czech present-day methods for evaluation of Landscape shape (Vorel et al., Lőw et al.);
Elaborate a map of Landscape character unites, evaluate their values and propose adequate management.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. Why and how we need to study Landscapes. 2-5. Natural elements in the Landscape and its shape. 6-7. Antropogenous modification of the Landscape, its history. 8. Architectonical styles and their influence on the village architecture. 9. Types of villages and organization of their agricultural landscape. 10. Distiguishing of the Landscape localities and regions. 11-12. Method of evaluation of landscape old features (Lőw et al.) + Method of evaluation of proposed constructions and activities impact on the Landscape shape (Vorel et al). 12. Landscape Typology of the Czechia. 13. Composed artificial landscapes (lecture of Assoc. Prof. A. Salašová from MZLU). 14. Legislation and the protection of the Landscapes (European Agreement on Landscape, Czech act No. 114/92 Sb.).
Literature
    required literature
  • LÖW, Jiří and Igor MÍCHAL. Krajinný ráz. 1. vyd. Kostelec nad Černými Lesy: Lesnická práce, 2003, 552 s. ISBN 80-86386-27-9. info
  • VOREL, I., BUKÁČEK, R., MATĚJKA, P., CULEK, M., SKLENIČKA, P. (2006): Metodický postup posouzení vlivu navrhované stavby, činnosti nebo změny využití území na krajinný ráz. 2. upravené vydání. Naděžda Skleničková. Praha.
    recommended literature
  • LŐW, Jiří, CULEK, Martin, NOVÁK Jaroslav: Typy krajinného rázu České republiky. Atlas krajiny ČR. Průhonice 2009.
  • CULEK, Martin. Využití biogeografické diferenciace ČR při hodnocení krajinného rázu (Biogeographical division as the source for landscape character evaluation). In Krajinný ráz - jeho vnímání a hodnocení v evropském kontextu. Sborník ekologie krajiny. Brno: CZ-IALE, 2005, p. 33-40. info
  • SKLENIČKA, Petr. Základy krajinného plánování. Vyd. 2. Praha: Naděžda Skleničková, 2003, 321 s. ISBN 80-903206-1-9. info
  • LIBROVÁ, Hana. Kulturní krajina potřebuje náš smír s divočinou. In Tvář naší země- krajina domova. 1st ed. Praha,Průhonice, 2001, p. 129-133. Sborník příspěvků na konferenci Tvář naší země. info
  • Téma pro 21. století :kulturní krajina, aneb, Proč ji chránit? Vyd. 1. Praha: Ministerstvo životního prostředí, 2000, 243 s. ISBN 80-7212-134-0. info
  • HERBER, Vladimír. 21. výroční konference Fyzickogeografické sekce České geografické společnosti "Kulturní krajina". 2004. info
  • CULEK, Martin, Antonín BUČEK, Vít GRULICH, Pavel HARTL, Antonín HRABICA, Jan KOCIÁN, Štěpán KYJOVSKÝ and Jan LACINA. Biogeografické členění České republiky. II. díl. (Biogeographical division of the Czech Republic. Vol. 2.). 1st ed. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, 2005, 589 pp. Biogeografické členění ČR, svazek 2. ISBN 80-86064-82-4. info
  • KOLEJKA, Jaromir and Daniel MAREK. Kulturní krajina v době globalizace. Sbližování krajin (Cultural landscape in time of globalisation. Landscape convergence). Biologie, Chemie, Zeměpis. Praha: PN, 2006, vol. 15, No 1, p. 49-52. ISSN 1210-3349. info
  • HEROUT, Jaroslav. Staletí kolem nás :přehled stavebních slohů. Vyd. 5., přeprac. a dopl. Praha: Paseka, 2002, 358 s. ISBN 8071853895. info
    not specified
  • DEMEK, Jaromír, Peter MACKOVČIN, Břetislav BALATKA, Antonín BUČEK, Martin CULEK, Petr ČERMÁK, Daniel DOBIÁŠ, Marek HAVLÍČEK, Mojmír HRÁDEK, Karel KIRCHNER, Jan LACINA, Tomáš PÁNEK, Petr SLAVÍK, Irena SMOLOVÁ and Jaroslav VAŠÁTKO. Zeměpisný lexikon ČR. Hory a nížiny (Geographical Lexikon of the Czech Republic. Mountains and Lowlands). Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2015, 610 pp. 1. a 2. díl. ISBN 978-80-7509-113-0. info
Teaching methods
Lectures are held with help of powerpoint presentations. Seminars consist of identifying of field and meadows organization types and discussions above project of external experts and students projects. Target of four seminars is identifying of architectonical styles during excursions in city of Brno.
Assessment methods
Oral exam with possibility of written preparation. Evaluation of the seminar project gives cca 30% of the final mark, but the exam is necessary to fulfil on level "E" anyway.
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 Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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