BKR_EKGE Economic Geography

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
26/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Josef Kunc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Tonev, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Aneta Krajíčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Josef Kunc, Ph.D.
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
Timetable
Fri 9. 10. 16:00–19:50 P102, Fri 4. 12. 12:00–15:50 P102
Prerequisites
No special prerequisities are assigned for the subject.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The knowledge provided by completing the subject of economic and applied geography forms the basis for the general concept and perception of global or macro-regional spatial, socio-demographic, economic, environmental, and geopolitical activities related to human society. The student will be gradually introduced to: with selected global challenges of the world in the form of population growth, population aging, migration flows, urbanization processes and settlement systems, regional processes and regional structures, industry and technological innovation, environment and quality of life, sustainable tourism, transport and mobility, retail, geopolitical inequalities and the development of economic challenges.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- select and describe the basic global problems of mankind;
- name and analyze selected spatial, socio-economic, environmental, geopolitical and other processes and phenomena;
- evaluate and present the causes of selected global phenomena and processes;
- understand the relationship between the spatial aspects of macro-regions and the world and the state and development of their society, economy, environment, etc.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory introduction to the subject; Selected global problems of the world.
  • 2. Population growth, population aging.
  • 3. European migration crisis.
  • 4. Industry, energy, technological innovation and online economy.
  • 5. Environment, quality of life and ecological disasters.
  • 6. (Sustainable) tourism.
  • 7. Transport and mobility.
  • 8. World trade marks and retail.
  • 9. Global inequalities, political and military conflicts.
  • 10. Theory and structure of regions, regionalization and regionalization processes.
  • 11. Settlements, urbanization processes, spatial settlement systems.
  • 12. World economic crises, future economic development.
Literature
  • TOUŠEK, Václav, Josef KUNC and Jiří VYSTOUPIL. Ekonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008, 411 s. ISBN 9788073801144. info
  • DICKEN, Peter. Global shift : mapping the changing contours of the world economy. 7th ed. London: Sage, 2015, xxix, 618. ISBN 9781446282106. info
  • KNOX, Paul L., John A. AGNEW and Linda MCCARTHY. The geography of the world economy. 6th ed. New York [N.Y.]: Routledge, 2014, xv, 479. ISBN 9781444184709. info
  • KOVÁŘOVÁ, Eva. Globalizace a globální problémy : vybraná témata a souvislosti. 1. vydání. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2019, x, 143. ISBN 9788024842844. info
Teaching methods
The teaching of the subject (8 hours of tutorial teaching) is divided into two blocks. The main emphasis is on self-study of the entire content of the course, which is similar to the content of the course in full-time study.
Assessment methods
Exam requirements: elaboration of seminar work. The written exam consists of closed test questions. The minimum to pass the exam is to achieve 50% of the points from the test and another minimum number of points obtained for the seminar work and the continuous practice test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět BKR_EG.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutoriál 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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