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Pedology in Tourism

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0767/01
Abbreviation PTU
Course title Pedology in Tourism
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Pedology - its position, development and tasks. Current concept of soil.
2. Physical view of the soil.
3. Chemical view of soil.
4. Physico-chemical view of the soil.
5. Biochemical view of soil.
6. Biological view of soil.
7. Pedogenetic factors.
8. Processes in soil.
9. Soil taxonomy.
10. Study of soil in relation to geotourism.
11. Characteristics of soil conditions in the Czech Republic.
12. Soil contamination and degradation.
13. Legislative aspects of soil protection.

Literature

WHITE, R. E. Principles and Practice of Soil. Science The Soil As a Natural Resource. Maldon: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. 376 p. ISBN 978-0-632-06455-7 

Advised literature

BRADY, N. C., WEIL, R.R.: The nature and properties of soils. Boston (USA): Pearson, 2016, 1104 p. ISBN-13: 978-0133254488