Course: Management of Protected Areas

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Course title Management of Protected Areas
Course code KZP/0NPO1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Wildová Eliška, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1.NATIONAL PARKS (NP) AND PROTECTED LANDCAPE AREAS (PLA) IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: AN INTRODUCTION Geographic overview of large-scale protected areas (NP and PLA) in the Czech Republic - Protected values - NP and PLA in North Bohemian Region 2.FINANCING OF NATIONAL PARKS AND PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREAS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Financial sources of NP and PLA from public budget - Own financial resources of PLA - The use of public financial sources by other subjects on the territory of NP and PLA 3.ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS AND PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREAS Organisational departments - Employees´ skills/education - Personnel management - International Comparison 4.STRATEGY AND PLANNING OF NATIONAL PARKS AND PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREAS Strategic and conceptual documents - Protected Area Management Plans - Tourism Management Plans - Setting of priorities 5.PUBLIC RELATIONS Public image of NP and PLA - Environmental education and interpretation - Media management 6.STUDENTS´ EXCURSION TO NATIONAL PARK (OR PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREA) ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS 7.EVALUATION OF WORK OF NP AND PLA ADMINISTRATIONS Economic efficiency and environmental effectiveness of measures - Result and impact Indicators - International standardization and comparison (IUCN etc.). 8.POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS AND PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREAS Sector and local policies - Interest and lobby groups - Nongovernmental non-profit organisation (NGO´s) - Law enforcement 9.BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL PARKS AND PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREAS Opportunities and limits od private business activities in NP and PLA - Agriculture and forestry - Hard and soft recreation, agrotourism and ecotourism. 10.INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND INSPIRATION IN MANAGEMENT OF LARGE-SCALE PROTECTED AREAS European Union, U.S.A, Visegrad countries - Natura 2000 - PanParks´ initiative and private business - Best practice examples

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Recommended literature
  • Anglická literatura bude stanovena vyučujícím při zahájení výuky.


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