Z7887 Environmental History

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/2. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 12:00–12:50 Z4,02028
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z7887/01: Mon 10:00–11:50 Z4,02028, J. Burianová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(N-GK) || PROGRAM(D-GR4) || KREDITY_MIN(90)
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Student will gain the basic knowledge and overview of past, current and activities in the field of environmental history. Student will learn complex and system access of environmental history, which contributes to solve the consequences of regional and global problems. Also analyzing detailed forecasts of future development problems and finding out the basic reasons, regularity and effects of development of interaction between humans and nature in the past.
Syllabus
  • 1. What it environmental history 2. Environmental history in USA 3. Progress in Environmental history in Europe, in Czech Rep. 4. Environmental history and geography, methods of research 5. Landscape as "palimpsest" 6. Encyclopedia of World Environmental History 7. Environmental history research at the Department of Geography 8. Selected case studies
Literature
  • Encyclopedia of world environmental history. Edited by Shepard Krech - John Robert McNeill - Carolyn Merchant. New York: Routledge, 2004, xlvi, 516. ISBN 0415937337. info
  • Encyclopedia of world environmental history. Edited by Shepard Krech - John Robert McNeill - Carolyn Merchant. New York: Routledge, 2004, v s. ISBN 0415937345. info
  • Encyclopedia of world environmental history. Edited by Shepard Krech - John Robert McNeill - Carolyn Merchant. New York: Routledge, 2004, v s. ISBN 0415937353. info
  • GOJDA, Martin. Archeologie krajiny : vývoj archetypů kulturní krajiny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2000, 238 s. ISBN 8020007806. info
  • Dealing with diversity :2nd international conference of the European society for environmental history Prague 2003 : abstract book. Edited by Leoš Jeleček. Praha: Charles University. Faculty of science. Department of social geography and regional development, 2003, 143 s. ISBN 80-86561-08-9. info
  • MANNION, Antoinette M. Global environmental change : a natural and cultural environmental history. Essex: Longman Scientific & Technical, 1991, 404 s. ISBN 0582003512. info
  • HUGHES, J. Donald. An environmental history of the world : humankind's changing role in the community of life. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2001, xiv, 264. ISBN 0415136180. info
  • Resources of the city : contributions to an environmental history of modern Europe. Edited by Dieter Schott - Bill Luckin - Geneviève Massard-Guilbaud. Burlington, VT.: Ashgate, 2005, xiv, 285. ISBN 0754650812. info
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Teaching methods
Theoretical lectures and tuition. Tuition is based upon papers concerning selected essays, the topics are then discussed in detail about procedures, methods and results. Students will try to apply methods, procedures of environmental history on their final essays.
Assessment methods
Oral presentation of papers concerning selected essays (evaluation of content and technical part), final essay and oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2009, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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