Alena Salasova

Though often overlooked due to its scale, small sacral Christian architecture has a significant importance in cultural landscapes in Europe and beyond. It represents a shared international cultural heritage and is significant in its diversity, distribution and abundance across cultural landscapes. The tradition of the artistic depiction of the cross in Christianity dates back to the 4th century AD. The first monuments in the form of crosses were placed in open landscapes in Scotland in the 7th century. The most important period for the spread of small sacral architecture of Catholic origin in eastern Europe was during the Baroque, thus most of the preserved small sacral monuments date back to the late 17th,18th and 19th centuries. They are often accompanied by monumental single trees or a compositionally organised group of trees and create a sacred composition of nature and culture. They have become important landmarks, indicators of place and landscape features of spatial organizat...

Effective management of natural resources and recreational activities in protected areas is an important issue for landscape and environmental planners worldwide, requiring complex strategies, knowledge, and competencies. In order to successfully address these issues, future managers and planners need to acquire a profound knowledge of the application of ecological and sociological methods and the ability to work in multi- and interdisciplinary environments. Students in the fields of environmental planning, natural resource management, and related disciplines are the future leaders in this professional community and thus a core target for capacity-building measures early on.

The paved (tarmac) roads had been constructed on Soqotra island over the last 15 years. The vegetation along the roads was disturbed and the erosion started immediately after the disturbance caused by the road construction. Our assumption is that biotechnical measurements should prevent the problems caused by erosion and improve stabilization of road edges. The knowledge of plant species which are able to grow in unfavourable conditions along the roads is important for correct selection of plants used for outplanting. The vegetation succession was observed using phytosociological relevés as a tool of recording and mapping assambblages of plants species along the roads as new linear structures in the landscape. Data from phytosociological relevés were analysed and the succession was characterised in different altitudes. The results can help us to select group of plants (especially shrubs and trees), which are suitable to be used as stabilizing green mantle in various site conditions ...

The recent political changes in the Czech Republic have led to a major re‐evaluation of the role of the countryside. An extensive Village Restoration Programme is now underway, which is here described, with a detailed example from south Moravia. The holistic nature of the programme is notable.

Kniha ukazuje, že k dlouhodobemu řeseni problemů moderniho zemědělstvi je možno dospět jedině restrukturalizaci a takovou spravou zemědělských systemů, ktera změni jejich podobu a fungovani na zakladě agroekologie. Agroekologie je věděcka disciplina, ktera využiva ekologicke teorie ke studiu, designu, managementu a hodnoceni produktivnich zemědělských systemů, jež soucasně chrani přirodni zdroje. Kniha se zaměřuje jak na tradicni obhospodařovani pro prakticke zemědělce tak sofistikovane využiti ekosystemových poznatků. Kniha slouži jako ucebnice pro moderni zemědělský provoz tak pro akademickou obec.