Content (Syllabus outline)

Definition of rural areas. The statutory basis for spatial planning in Slovenia and agriculture. Settlement of agricultural land. Rearrangement of agricultural land in the history and types of subdivision. Development of agriculture and shaping of cultural landscape.

The agricultural land management in Slovenia / Europe. Methods of complex agricultural land management. Farming and nature conservation and the environment. Overgrowing of agricultural land. Environmental impact assessment and agrarian operations. Water and agriculture. Surface water network in Slovenia. Surface and base runoff. Characteristic flows. Return periods. Groundwater. Influence of water to agriculture. Erosion and flooding, and agricultural lands. Dry water reservoirs. The impact of agriculture on water. Water use in agriculture. Agriculture and water quality. Legislation on water and agriculture. Nitrate directive. The Water Framework Directive / water management plan. An integrated approach to drainage of agricultural land. Ecoremediations and rural area. Riparian zones. Wetland. An integrated approach to irrigation. The impact of irrigation on the environment. Water for Food and ecosystems.

Prerequisites

Conditions for inclusion in the work:

Enrolment in the appropriate academic year.

Conditions for performing study obligations

Prerequisite for final exam is passing preliminary examination.