546-0308/04 – Pedology (PEDB)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Lenka Urbancová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2015/2016 | Year of cancellation | 2019/2020 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The course introduces the basics of soil science as part of ecosystems and as environmental components. Teaching follows the geological objects (Mineralogy and Petrography, Geology) and creates a foundation for the study of soil protection. After completing it, the student is fully aware of the complex nature of the soil environment and multidisciplinarity in its study. The student is able to characterize the basic parameters of soil from a physical, chemical, physico-chemical, biochemical and biological point of view. The student understands the connection between natural conditions and soil conditions in the Czech Republic, which can characterize and is fully aware of why it is important to protect the soil.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Terrain work
Summary
The content of the course will be designed so that the content of all chapters included in it is explained on the basis of specific examples related to the issue of environmental protection in industry and explaining this issue. The study focuses on soil as a part of ecosystems and a component of the environment. Attention is paid to the issue of agricultural, forest and urban soils. As a basis for understanding soil processes, soil properties are studied from various perspectives (physical, chemical, physico-chemical, biochemical and biological). Attention is also paid to the characteristics of soils in the Czech Republic. The soil classification is based on the international classification of soils.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Active participation in in seminars, fieldwork and laboratory work.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
The course contains basic information on pedology (soil science). Soil is
explained as a part of ecosystems and as a component of environment. The study
of the course is based on the basic courses of Mineralogy and Petrography, and
Geology. It prepares for study of Soil Protection. The properties of soils are
studied as a base for understanding of soil processes (physical properties of
soils, chemical properties of soils, sorption properties of soils, basics of
hydropedology). The soil classification is based on international
classification FAO - UNESCO.
Conditions for subject completion
Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction