Hana Vavrouchová graduated in Agroecology from Mendel University in Brno (2003, MSc.), in Social and Cultural Ecology from Charles University (Prague; 2006, MSc.) and in Landscape Protection from Mendel University in Brno (2007, Ph.D.). She specializes in spatial planning. At Mendel University, she leads lectures on landscape and spatial planning, environmental impact assessments, and environmental law and public administration. Within her research activities, she is focused on interaction between landscape dynamics and function, the social perception of landscapes in the historical context and the current role of extinct settlements after WWII within the local identity.