BPR_GECR Geography of Tourism

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Martin Šauer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Vystoupil, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Markéta Novotná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Martin Šauer, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Vystoupil, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jiří Vystoupil, CSc.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with the latest knowledge and appropriate skills in the field of Tourism Geography
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
explain the patterns of spatial distribution of tourism;
analyse importance of location, selective and realization conditions of tourism;
recognize demand factors of tourism;
appraise the causes and consequences of regional differences in spatial distribution of international tourism;
discuss impacts of tourism in different geographical milieux.
Syllabus
  • Tourism as an object and a subject of geographic research;
  • Localization conditions of tourism;
  • Selective conditions of tourism;
  • Tourist infrastructure;
  • Spatial organization of tourism and recreation (regionalization, typology of tourism resorts, second homes);
  • Cartographic approaches and methods in tourism;
  • Recreation landscape and factors influencing its use;
  • Impacts of tourism on geographic environment (social and physical environmental impacts);
  • Geography of international tourism;
  • Regional tourism geography in Europe;
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠAUER, Martin, Jiří VYSTOUPIL, Andrea HOLEŠINSKÁ, Monika PALATKOVÁ, Martina PÁSKOVÁ, Josef ZELENKA, Dana FIALOVÁ, Jiří VÁGNER, Petr HALÁMEK, Ondřej REPÍK and Ondřej PETR. Cestovní ruch. Učební text (Tourism. Learning text.). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 477 pp. info
  • VYSTOUPIL, Jiří, Martin ŠAUER, Andrea HOLEŠINSKÁ, Josef KUNC, Petr TONEV and Daniel SEIDENGLANZ. Geografie cestovního ruchu České republiky (Geography of tourism in the Czech Republic). první. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2011, 318 pp. ISBN 978-80-7380-340-7. URL info
  • DODDS, R. and R BUTLER. The phenomena of overtourism: a review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM CITIES. ENGLAND: EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, 2019, vol. 5, No 4, p. 519-528. ISSN 2056-5607. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJTC-06-2019-0090. info
    recommended literature
  • HALL, C. Michael and Stephen PAGE. The geography of tourism and recreation : environment, place and space. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2006, xxi, 427. ISBN 0415335612. info
  • VYSTOUPIL, Jiří, Andrea HOLEŠINSKÁ, Josef KUNC, Jaroslav MARYÁŠ, Daniel SEIDENGLANZ, Martin ŠAUER, Petr TONEV and Milan VITURKA. Atlas cestovního ruchu České republiky (Tourism Atlas of the Czech Republic). 1st ed. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2006, 156 pp. ISBN 80-239-7256-1. info
Teaching methods
Lessons take form of lectures (every week) and seminars (2 periods once a fortnight). The output is a case study and subsequent group discussion. Seminar preparation consists in reading selected papers and studies.
Assessment methods
Evaluation consists of verifying the student's theoretical knowledge (written test, it is necessary to gain more than 60 % of overall number of points) and the ability to apply this knowledge to real practical example (presentations and discussion of presentation, the ability of the arguments presented problem, depending on the class size, this will be a group or individual assignment). Evaluation consists of verifying the student's theoretical knowledge (written test, it is necessary to gain more than 60 % of overall number of points) and the ability to apply this knowledge to real practical example (written seminar work - case study).Weight of written test is 75% and 25% of the case study. Erasmus students are not subject to any attendance requirements and can attend the exam directly after completing their individual assignment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět BPR_GCR.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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