MPR_ROVE Countryside Development

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Josef Kunc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Markéta Novotná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Martin Šauer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Zdeněk Šilhan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Tonev, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Tonev, 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
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 64 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/64, only registered: 5/64, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 5/64
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Contents of course covers the basic economic, social, demographic, environmental and architectural knowledge of the countryside. After an introductory definition of rural areas, students are introduced to the basic statistical characteristics of the Czech countryside. Attention is also given to the cultural values of rural space. Rural environmental issues are based on the sustainable development of rural areas and the importance of landscape conservation and restoration. The basic options for rural renewal are characterised.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: - interpret different conceptual approaches to defining rural areas - identify key economic, social, cultural, and political changes and their impact on rural spaces - evaluate how, and to what extent, rural development planning and policies have attempted to deal with changes in the rural spaces, economy and society - know the theoretical basis of rural tourism, the specifics of its development and related socio-economic processes - determine the potential of tourism for further development of rural areas - identify competitive advantages for the implementation of specific forms of rural tourism and the creation of tourism products - know the current demand trends in rural tourism
Syllabus
  • 1.Basic concepts (countryside, country space, country region and possible ways of countryside delimination).
  • 2.Typology of rural space.
  • 3. Demographic development of rural areas.
  • 4.Economic transformation of rural areas.
  • 5. Rural development programmes.
  • 6. Countryside and environment (landscape, restoration of landscape, protected areas, biodiverzity and sustainable development).
  • 7. Tourism functional zoning and regionalization.
  • 8. Current trends in rural tourism.
  • 9. Protection of rural localities.
  • 10. Second home tourism, suburban tourism.
  • 11. Cycling tourism.
Literature
    required literature
  • NUNVÁŘOVÁ, Svatava. Rozvoj venkova (Rural Development). Brno: Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 212 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4314-5. info
  • PĚLUCHA, Martin. Venkov na prahu 21. století : venkov a jeho rozvoj na přelomu milénia, územní dopady znalostní ekonomiky na venkov, souvislosti vztahů měst a venkova v globalizované ekonomice. 1. vyd. Praha: Alfa nakladatelství, 2012, 319 s. ISBN 9788087197493. info
  • Šíp, J. a kol. Venkovský cestovní ruch. Brno : SVECR, 2020. 145 stran. ISBN 978-80-210-9593-9
    recommended literature
  • BAŃSKI, Jerzy. Three decades of transformation in the East-Central European countryside. Cham: Springer, 2019, x, 367. ISBN 9783030212391. info
  • BERNARD, Josef. Samospráva venkovských obcí a místní rozvoj. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2011, 236 s. ISBN 9788073302030. info
  • MAIER, Karel. Udržitelný rozvoj území. První vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2012, 253 stran. ISBN 9788024741987. info
  • Majerová a kol. Český venkov 1999 - 2005. Vyd. 1. Praha: Česká zemědělská univerzita, 1999 - 2005.
  • HORÁKOVÁ, Hana and Dana FIALOVÁ. Transformace venkova : turismus jako forma rozvoje. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2014, 398 s. ISBN 9788073805371. info
Teaching methods
lectures

Assessment methods
Form of examination: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: max. 20 cizích studentů
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, 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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