The Land Research Group
The Land Research Group at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences CZU has long-term experience with following main research areas:
1) land management and land-use policy
- land fragmentation
- land consolidation
- land-use changes
- landscape planning
- land market determinants
- sustainability of land use
- post-mining landscape rehabilitation
- renewable energy potential and impact assessment
2) dynamics of vernacular historic landscapes
- factors behind their disappearance
- possibilities of dating these landscapes
- visual qualities of these landscapes
- role of specific features of these landscapes in erosion control and water retention
- possibilities for sustainable use of these landscapes, including eco-tourism,…
3) visual resources management
- visual preferences
- visual impact assessment
- landscape character assessment
- landscape architecture