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Lecturer(s)
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Nemo 15 Robert, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to human ecology, basic concepts and processes 2. Human actors as part of ecosystems 3. Evolutionary ecology of man 4. Significant environmental changes in the past 5. Culture as a means of adaptation 6. The importance of demography in human ecology 7. Social aspects of human ecology 8. Natural resources and social metabolism 9. Problems of consumption growth 10. Anthropocene 11.-12. Presentation of seminar projects
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Discussion, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Self-study of literature, Textual studies
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 25 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to read and understand texts in English |
| Skills |
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| to interpret professional text |
| to think in basic socio-anthropological concepts. |
| to use electronic information sources |
| to write a cultivated professional text |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize and explain the approach and potential of human ecology in an anthropological perspective |
| to describe and explain the principles of co-evolution of the natural and social environment |
| to characterize and describe key theories, methodologies, and classical problem areas of human ecology |
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| to apply selected theories and methods of human ecology in a seminar project |
| to apply theories and methods of human ecology to their own research |
| to re-evaluate critically the information received |
| to design and conduct anthropological research focused on human ecology |
| to analyze the relationship between social, cultural and natural environment |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Interactive lecture |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Discussion |
| Skills demonstration |
| Textual studies |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Seminar |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Students' portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Discussion |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Skills |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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BRUSH, S.B. Man's Use of an Andean Ecosystem. Hum Ecol 4, 147-166. 1976.
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CAMPBELL, B. Human ecology: the story of our place in nature from prehistory to the present. (Second edition). A. de Gruyter. New York, 1995.
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CATTON, W.R. Foundations of Human Ecology. 1994.
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Cenkl P. Nature and Culture in the Northern Forest: Region, Heritage, and Environment in the Rural Northeast.. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, 2010.
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ELLEN, R.F. Environment, subsistence, and system: the ecology of small-scale social formations.. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York, 1982.
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Foley, R. Another unique species: Patterns in human evolutionary ecology.. Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, New York, 1987.
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HAWLEY, A.H. Human Ecology: A Theoretical Essay. The University of Chicago Press. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago - London., 1986.
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KARDULIAS, P.N. The Ecology of Pastoralism. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, 2015.
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Klimek, Tomáš. Krajiny českého středověku. 2014. ISBN 978-80-7363-585-5.
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KOPNINA, H., SHOREMAN-OUIMET, E., (eds.). Routledge Handbook of Environmental Anthropology. Routledge, London, 2016.
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LAWRENCE, R.J. Human ecology and its applications. Landscape and Urban Planning 65, 31-40., 2003.
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Moldan, Bedřich. Podmaněná planeta. Druhé, rozšířené a upravené vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-246-3012-0.
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Moran, Emilio F. People and nature : an introduction to human ecological relations. Malden : Blackwell, 2006. ISBN 1-4051-0572-0.
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Netting, Robert McC. Cultural ecology. Menlo Park : Benjamin/Cummings Publishing, 1977. ISBN 0-8465-4840-2.
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NEWMAN, P., JENNINGS, I. Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems: Principles and Practices. Island Press, Washington, 2008.
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Penna, Anthony N. The human footprint a global environmental history. Second edition. 2015. ISBN 978-1-118-91260-7.
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STEINER, F.R. Human Ecology: How Nature and Culture Shape Our World. Island Press, Washington, 2016.
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