Land cover and land resources of the world

Course: TRANSBORDER ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Land cover and land resources of the world
Code
ОК 39
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1. Determine the content basic concepts from the theory geography, organization nature protection activities, as well as outlook and related geocomponent sciences (PRN 2). 2. Identify and explain principles and methods economic organization human activity, in particular in the context of her impact on the environment and environmental protection territory (PRN 6). 3. Apply models, methods and data natural and social sciences, information technologies, etc studies of formation and development of objects and geographical processes shells (PRN 9). 4. Own a state and in foreign languages (PRN 11). 5. Reasoned to defend their views in solving professional tasks (PRN 19). 6. Accept reasonable decision and carry responsibility for the results of their professional activity (PRN 21).
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of the disciplines "Biogeography", "Geology", "Soil science", "Cartography with the basics of topography", "Geomorphology", "Basics of geoecology", "Physical geography of continents and oceans", "Landscape science", "Geographic information systems", "Environmental monitoring". 2. To be able to establish the nature of relationships between causes and consequences soil degradation in different countries of the world. 3. To be able to analyze the negative consequences of irrational land use positions of international cooperation in the field of land protection. 4. To know the theoretical foundations of land relations in the world, research algorithm environmental condition of global land resources for their protection and effective use. 5. To know modern quantitative and qualitative methods of geographical research, methodology monitoring and land protection, determination of maximum permissible standards concentrations of pollutants in the soil, etc.
Course content
This academic discipline devoted to the study of theoretical and practical aspects of evaluation, use and protection of land resources, causes of land degradation in the world, principles and modern methods used in geographical research, as well as formation of skills and abilities to solve current problems in the field optimization of use and protection of global land resources. Discipline "Land cover and land resources of the world" is aimed at deepening theoretical knowledge regarding the disclosure of the essence of the soil as the main component land resources, the formation of students of special professional, social and personal competences, accumulation of knowledge about the possibility critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, the ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources, the ability to determine, formulate and solve problems in the field of natural geography and land protection resources. Separate components of the discipline are the study of land valuation methods resources of the world; methods of combating land degradation and desertification; principles rational use and protection of land from adverse effects anthropogenic and technogenic factors; ways of implementing sustainable development use and protection of land resources in the context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals development The functional block of the discipline involves mastering the following components, such as the ability to apply basic knowledge of natural sciences and information technologies in planning measures for soil protection, ability apply quantitative and qualitative methods of assessment of land resources independently to research and analyze the importance of land resources in human life and theirs
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Гавриленко О.П. Екологія з основами геоекології: підручник. Riga : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2018. 462 с. 2. Гродзинський М.Д. Ландшафтна екологія: підручник. Київ : Знання, 2014. 550 с. 3. Олійник Я.Б., Шищенко П.Г., Гавриленко О.П. Основи екології: підручник. Київ : Знання, 2012. 560 с. 4. Паньків З.П. Земельні ресурси: навч. посіб. Львів : Видавничий центр ЛНУ імені Івана Франка, 2008. 272 с. 5. Паньків З., Ямелинець Т. Нормативна грошова оцінка земель в Україні: навч. посіб. Львів : ЛНУ імені Івана Франка, 2021. 344 с. 6. Ступень М.Г., Микула О.Я., Радомський С.С. Оцінка земель: підручник. Київ : Агро‐ освіта, 2014. 373 с. 7. Третяк А.М., О.С. Будзяк, Третяк В.М., Дорош О.С., Будзяк В.М., Юречко Ю.О. Екологія землекористування: навч. посіб. Київ : Інститут екологічного управління та збалансованого природокористування, 2017. 178 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
seminary occupation, analytical report, discussion, solution specific tasks and situation
Assessment methods and criteria
implementation creative analytically settlement works, discourse, exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Petrivna Havrylenko
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet