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Vegetation Establishment and Maintenance

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Course Unit Code546-0829/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
STU06Ing. arch. Aleš Student, Ph.D.
STA35doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.
Summary
The course deals with the importance of greenery in the industrial and mining landscape, the issue of establishing greenery and vegetation elements of industry and mining influenced places. The knowledge of the basic assortment of plants for individual types of treatment, technology of plantation, cultivation systems, maintenance care is a part of the course. An important part is familiarization with the specifics of planting plan processing and related operations.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with issues of establishment, maintenance and protection of vegetation in settlements and in the rehabilitated areas.

Course Contents
1. The importance of greenery in the industrial landscape and in the headquarters.
2. Establishing greenery - definition. Passportization of greens.
3. Issues of establishing greenery and vegetation elements in an urbanized area and in an industrial landscape.
4. Annuals, biennials - assortment, establishment technology, cultivation systems, maintenance care
5. Bulbs, perennials - assortment, planting technology, cultivation systems, maintenance care
6. Vegetation elements in containers and on the structure – assortment, establishment technology, cultivation systems, maintenance care
7. Shrubs and trees – hedges, linear and area vegetation – establishment methods, establishment of area (bed) planting of shrubs, maintenance care.
8. Point planting of trees. Transplanting mature trees.
9. Lawns and meadows. Green curtains.
10. Maintenance projects – content and methods of processing, evaluation of cost effectiveness, intensity classes of maintenance, cost optimization, green management.
11. Analysis of work operations, finishing and development care.
12. Cultivation measures – definition of content, basis for design.
13. Bidding - preparation and details of the price offer for the establishment and maintenance of the work of garden creation.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BBARTAUSKI T. Plan Graphics for the Landscape Designer. Prentice Hall 2006. ISBN: 0131720635
GENSKE, DIETER D. Urban Land: Degradation - Investigation – Remediation. Springer 2003, XVII.
HUMPHRIES C.J. et al. Guide to Trees of Britain and Europe. Hamlyn, 2001.
MACEY G. Reclaiming the Land. Springer 2007.
http://www.pictures-flowers.com/
HAMATA, M. A KOL. Zakládání a údržba zeleně. Praha, ČZU, 2000.
STALMACHOVÁ ,B. A KOL. Nejlepší praktiky v managementu brownfieldů - část B. Ostrava , 2012. Best Practices.
NORMY ČSN: ČSN 83 9021: Technologie vegetačních úprav v krajině. Rostliny a jejich výsadba. ČNI Praha. 2006.; ČSN 83 9011: Technologie vegetačních úprav v krajině - Práce s půdou. ČNI Praha. 2006.; ČSN 83 9031: Technologie vegetačních úprav v krajině - Trávníky a jejich zakládání. ČNI Praha. 2006.
MACEY G., Reclaiming the Land. Springer 2007.
Recommended Reading:
MCCAMMON T. AT AL. Idaho Master Gardener Program Handbook. http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/mg/resources/handbook/MGHbook.pdf
TURNER ET AL. Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice. Springer. 2001.
DIRR M.A. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propogation and Uses. Stipes Pub llc. 2009.
http://www.pictures-flowers.com/
TURNER et al. 2001. Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice, Springer.
DIVIŠ I., STIBUREK, M. Sadovnické kreslení. ČZU Praha. 2000.
HRABĚ, F. A KOL. Trávy a trávníky: co o nich ještě nevíte. Olomouc: Petr Baštan - Hanácká reklamní, 2003.
PIRO, B. Zakládání a údržba zeleně I. 1. vyd. Praha: SPN, 1984.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Terrain work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 34