| Course Unit Code | 546-0316/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| KRE71 | Ing. Hana Švehláková, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Students will get acquainted with the issues of nature and landscape protection, including cultural aspects of its development. They will get detailed information about the development of European landscape types, basic environmental and ecological problems, biodiversity, evolution and ecological succession. Attention will also be focused on the basic biological communities of the Czech landscape, rare, invasive and expansion species of plants and animals. Students will also gain an overview of the basic legal norms that affect the protection of nature and monuments and understand the complexity of the problems associated with nature protection and environmental issues. An essential part of the course are field work and exercises. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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a) understanding the importance of nature, landscape and monument protection
b) ability to apply knowledge from natural sciences (biology, ecology,and also geology, geomorphology, etc.) in nature and landscape protection
c) the ability to perceive the landscape as a natural and cultural phenomenon, to predict its development, to propose its management and use
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| Course Contents |
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1. Global environmental issues, historical context.
2. Concept nature conservation.
3. Legislative framework of the nature conservation in the Czech Republic.
4. International conventions, initiatives and programs in nature conservation.
5. International non-governmental nature conservation organizations.
6. Geodiversity and conservation.
7. Biodiversity and conservation.
8. Endangered ecosystems in the world and in the Czech Republic.
9. Introduction to conservation.
10. Development of protection of cultural monuments in the world and in the Czech Republic.
11. The state conservation, related legislation, the concept preservation of cultural monuments.
12. International conventions, institutions and organizations in the protection of monuments, the issue Cultural tourism.
13. Historic Parks and Gardens - the historical context in the world, Europe and Czech Republic. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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WILSON, E. O. a J. ŽĎÁREK. Rozmanitost života: umožní poznání zákonů biodiverzity její záchranu? Praha: NLN, 1995, edice 21, sv. 7
PRIMACK, R. B. Essentials of Conservation Biology. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. 603 p.
VAN DYKE, F. Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications. Springer, Dordrecht, 2008. 478 p. ISBN 978-1-4020-6891-1
WEBER, E.Invasive Plant Species of the World: A Reference Guide to Environmental Weeds.2003. CAB International Publishing, Wallingford. |
MLÍKOVSKÝ, J. a P. STÝBLO. Nepůvodní druhy fauny a flóry České republiky. Praha: ČSOP, 2006. 496 s.
STEJSKAL, V. Úvod do právní úpravy ochrany přírody a péče o biologickou rozmanitost. Praha: Linde, 2006. 591 s. ISBN 80-7201-609-1
PRIMACK, R.,B., KINDLMANN, P., JERSÁKOVÁ, J. Biologické principy ochrany přírody. Praha: Portál, 2001
Zákon České národní rady o ochraně přírody a krajiny č. 114/1992 Sb., ve znění účinném k 1.1.2021
COX, G. W. Conservation Ecology: Biosphere & Biosurvival. Dubuque, Iowa: W.C. Brown Publishers, 1993 |
| Recommended Reading: |
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CAVE, C. and NEGUSSIE, E. World Heritage Conservation: The World Heritage Convention, Linking Culture and Nature for Sustainable Development. London : Routledge, 2017. 312 p.
PULLIN, A.S. Conservation Biology. Cambridge University Press, 2002. 358 p.
BANDARIN, F. and R. VAN OERS (eds.). The Historic Urban Landscape: Managing Heritage in an Urban Century. Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 262 p.
LOMBORG, B. The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.2001. |
KOLÁŘ, F. a kol. Ochrana přírody. Praha: DOkořán, 2012. 232 s.
STALMACHOVÁ, B. a kol. Strategie řešení invazních druhů rostlin v obcích česko-polského pohraničí. Ostrava: IMAGE STUDIO, 2019.
MIKO, L. a kol. Zákon o ochraně přírody a krajiny. Praha: Vesmír, 2000.
CAVE, C. a E. NEGUSSIE. World Heritage Conservation: The World Heritage Convention, Linking Culture and Nature for Sustainable Development. London: Routledge, 2017. 312 s. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials, Terrain work |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Exercises evaluation and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Exercises evaluation | Credit | 33 (33) | 17 |
| Project | Project | 20 | 0 |
| Other task type | Other task type | 13 | 0 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 (67) | 18 |
| Written examination | Written examination | 27 | 0 |
| Oral | Oral examination | 40 | 0 |