Course: Rivers, water reservoires and their restoration

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Course title Rivers, water reservoires and their restoration
Course code KZP/4VTR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
1.Basic terms in streams changes, legislation, rivers maintainance 2. Characterization of rivers, mainly streams. Natural, technical and artificial river. Water atributes connected with river. 3. Technical arrangements of streams. Design, water management of channels and nearby parts. 4. Restoration of streams. Aims of restoration measurements. Ways of solution, influence to outflow, renaturation in river. 5. Small water reservoires. Water management function, types of reservoires and water usage. Parts of reservoires, water management and constructions, function of reservoires. 6. Restoration of small water reservoires. Effect of restoration to extremal hydrological situations in catchment (floods, droughts). Landscape importance of reservoires. 7.Migration possibilities in rivers. Fish pass. Function. Water management parameters. 8. Vegetation measurements with river's restoration. Importance of bank vegetation. 9. River's restoration in intravilan. Parameters, possible variants. 10. Terrain work before rivers arrangements in basin. Ways of regulation of hydrological balance in basin, in soil. Surface outflow regulation in erosion controll measurements. 11. Wet soils amelioration. Water constructions variants. Restoration of drainage.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Davie T. Fundamentals of hydrology - second edition. new York, 2008.
  • Just T. Navrhování revitalizací vodních toků v nezastavěné krajině. Praha, 2018.
  • Just T. Vodohospodářské revitalizace a jejich uplatnění v ochraně před povodněmi. Praha, 2005.
  • Just T. Vodohospodářské revitalizace a jejich uplatnění v ochraně před povodněmi. Praha, 2005.
  • Macura V., Halaj P. Úpravy a revitalizácie vodných tokov. Bratislava, 2013.
  • Macura V., Halaj P. Úpravy a revitalzácie vodných tokov. Bratislava, 2013.
  • Slavík L. Biotechnické úpravy v krajině. Ústí n. L., 2000.
  • Slavík L., Neruda M. Voda v krajině. Ústí n. L., 2007.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Environment Study plan (Version): Revitalization of Lanscape (C_4) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter