1. Subject and tasks of landscape planning. Differences between planning processes (landscape planning versus territorial, strategic, regional, etc. planning). Development of landscape planning in Europe. Sustainable development – implementation of the theory of sustainability in the creation of policies, strategies and spatial plans.
2. Landscape planning methodology. Main world approaches. Integration of landscape planning into the main planning tools (territorial planning, land management, sectoral planning). Creation of landscape strategy and policy.
3. The European Convention on the Landscape - a change in the paradigm of sustainability. Residents' perception of the landscape - evaluation of the situation and application of the results in landscape plans. Participatory planning. Objectives and methods, legislative framework. Examples of application in the creation of landscape space.
4. Identity and values of the landscape. Expert and participatory methods of landscape character assessment. Defining the natural, cultural and aesthetic values of the landscape. Assessment of landscape character as a basis in the creation of landscape space. Types of landscapes.
5. Landscape plan and Landscape study. Goals and content of the documentation, creation methodology. Interpretation of landscape features, territory diagnosis.
6. Current and expected problems of sustainable development of the territory and their solution options - current ecological problems and their solution options. Biodiversity protection. Ecological networks and green infrastructure.
7. Current and expected problems of sustainable territorial development and the possibilities of their solution - adaptation to climate change. The impact of climate change on settlements and the landscape. Urban sprawl.
8. Current and expected problems of sustainable development of the territory and the possibilities of their solution - revitalization of the agricultural landscape. Soil care. Soil protection measures from the perspective of landscape architecture. Fragmentation and permeability of the landscape.
9. Current and expected problems of sustainable development of the territory and the possibilities of their solution - optimization of the water regime in the landscape. Problems of water management in the countryside. Revitalization of river systems. Close to nature measures on streams in the settlement and in the countryside - opportunities and limits. Examples of solutions. Principles and examples of rain gardens.