Course: Man and Biosphere

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Course title Man and Biosphere
Course code KGG/DMAB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klapka Pavel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course for interested students fond of nature, who would like to learn more about one of the basic issues of geography, i.e. the relationship between the man and geographical environment, particularly the landscape. What are the relationships between individual landscape components and how does a geographer read the landscape? What do the geological processes tell us about the evolution of our planet? What does the geographer need to know about soil as about the landscape mirror? How did the relationship between the man and nature change during the history? What are the problems in protected areas? And what is important and interesting in urban and suburban environment? These are the main topics of the course, which consists of lectures, seminars and a field trip. Seminars are held outside the faculty building, field trip lasts for 5 days, demands for a certain fitness (mountain terrain) and stuff presented during lectures is demonstrated at suitable sites practically.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Observation
Learning outcomes
Course will provide the students both theoretically and practically with selected aspects of the relation between the man and biosphere.
Comprehend mutual relation between man and biosphere
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Seminar Work

Exam: knowledge within the extent of lectures and literature. Credit: elaboration of requested exercises, theoretical preparation for the field lecture, presentation of selected topic during the field lecture.
Recommended literature
  • Dalal-Clayton, B., Bass, S. (2002). Sustainable Development Strategies: a resource book. London : Earthscan.
  • Demek, J. - Quitt, E. - Raušer, J. (1975). Úvod do obecné fyzické geografie. Praha.
  • Demek, J., Mackovčin, P. (eds.). (2006). Zeměpisný lexikon ČR. Hory a nížiny. Brno: AOPK ČR.
  • Eagles P. F.J. et al. (2002). Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas. Guidelines for Planning and Management.. IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK., xv + 183 p.
  • Fennell, D. (2003). Ecotourism, second edition. London: Routledge.
  • Hall, L., Lew, A. A., eds. (1998). Sustainable Tourism: a geographical perspective. New York : Prentice Hall.
  • Chlupáč, I. et al. (2002). Geologická minulost České republiky. Praha: Academia.
  • Izakovičová, Z., Miklós, L., Drdoš, J. (1997). Krajinnoekologické podmienky trvalo udržatelného rozvoj. Bratislava: Veda.
  • Míchal, I. (1992). Ekologická stabilita. Brno: Veronika.
  • Naveh, Z., & Lieberman, A. S. (1994). Landscape ecology: theory and application. New York: Springer.
  • Purvis, M., Grainger, A., eds. (2004). Exploring Sustainable Development: geographical perspectives. London : Earthscan.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography and Regional Development (2020) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer