ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: IAN20351o14Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: Landscape Protection
Major: Landscape Architecture
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 18 / 18 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. inż. Andrzej Drabiński, dr inż. K.Tokarczyk-Dorociak, dr inż. J.Jaworek, dr inż. Bartosz Jawecki
Language of instruction: Polish
Course in Polish with possibility of individual support in English.
Learning outcomes: Knowledge The student knows basic natural, cultural and economical factors determining landscape protection and has basic knowledge about prospects of landscape protection in Poland. He/she understands main rules of protecting areas that are representing cultural and natural values. He/she knows about existing possibilities of protecting natural and cultural landscape. He/she knows and understands the procedures of designing new protected areas and knows the principles of preparing protection plans. Abilities The student is able to describe a problem concerning management of landscape resources, including landscape protection. He/she knows how to evaluate natural and cultural values of landscapes. He/she is able to correctly choose methods, prepare principles of protecting landscape values and propose actions. He/she is able to assess the effectiveness of common landscape protection methods. Social competences (basics) The student shows the understanding of importance of landscape protection, is conscious of human impact on landscape, understands the importance of landscape for the society, other than it’s economical values.
Competences:
Prerequisites: The basics of law and environmental protection.
Course content: Assessment of landscape values. Protection of cultural and natural landscapes. Forms of nature protection and protection of monuments. Legal guidelines for protecting natural and cultural resources in Poland. European system of landscape protection. Principles of preparing protection plans. Protecting rural landscapes, forest landscapes and river valley landscapes. Environmental protection management system and landscape management system. Financing projects for environmental protection.
Recommended literature: 1. LIRO A. (ed.) 1995: National Ecological Network ECONET-Poland. Fundacja IUCN-Poland, Warszawa. 2. ŻARSKA B. 2001: Study of landscape protection – methodics of working out for various areas. Ann. Warsaw Agricult. Univ. – SGGW Horticult. (Landsc. Architect.), 22: 111-122. 3. ŻARSKA B. 2002: Ecological criteria of landscape shaping. Ann. Warsaw Agricult. Univ. – SGGW, Horticult. (Land. Architect.) 23: 129-139. 4. ŻARSKA B. 2003: Method of landscape meaning assessment of landscape dominant and conception of landscape dominant trails system. Ann. Warsaw Agricult. Univ. – SGGW, Horticult. (Land. Architect.) 24: 155-166. 5. ŻARSKA B. 2005: Ochrona krajobrazu. Wyd. 3 zmienione. Wydaw. SGGW, Warszawa. 6. Richling A., Solon J., Ekologia krajobrazu, Wydawnictwo PWN, wyd. V, 2011. 7. Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21.05.92 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. 8. Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2.4.79 on the conservation of wild birds. 9. European Landscape Convention
Assessment methods: Completing two parts of the project, 1 test (oral or writing), writing exam.
Comment: