ZD311 Regional studies

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Alois Hynek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Václav Toušek, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Alois Hynek, CSc.
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
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the basic interaction between humans and nature to learn the cultural landscapes spatial pattern and processes to analyze the impact of human activities upon physical landscapes to elaborate the reasons why and how the concepts of sustainability and security are important to delineate the major differences between landscape management to understand and analyze the changing faces of glocality and community resistance
Syllabus
  • 1. Natural landscapes and resources general survey/introduction 2. Human activities transforming natural resources 3. Cultural landscapes/land use urban and rural Canada and EU 4. Urban sprawl 5. Forestry , fishery and agriculture 6. Water management/megaprojects 7. Energy and minerals/megaprojects 8. Sustainability in environmental and regional policy 9. Wildlife and nature conservation strategies 10. Community sustainability 11. Glocality/sustainability debate changes, uncertainty, contingency, mitigating
Literature
  • Heynen Nik,McCarthy James, Prudham Scott, and Robbins Paul.Neoliberal Environments.False promises and unnatural consequences.London and New York: Routledge, 2007.298 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-77149-8.
  • Mitchell B.ed. Resource and Environemtal Management in Canada. Addressing Conflict and Uncertainty.Don Mills, Oxford University Press, 1995, 445 pp. ISBN 0-19-541059-9
  • Alcamo, Joseph et al. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being, Island Press, available at: www.millenniumassessment.org/en/Framework.aspx, 2003.
  • HYNEK, Alois, Nikola HYNEK, Vladimír HERBER and Christian SCHREFEL. Environmental Security in Borderland Areas: Exploring the Znojmo/Retz Transborder Region. Vienna: 17&4 Organisationsberatung, 2007. ISBN 978-3-9502304-0-6. info
  • DALBY, Simon. Environmental security. London: University of Minnesota Press, 2002, xxxii, 239. ISBN 0816640262. info
  • BARNETT, Jon. The meaning of environmental security : ecological politics and policy in the new security era. London: Zed Books, 2001, 184 s. ISBN 1856497860. info
Assessment methods
essay in English language, at least 10 pages with 20 references, ppt presentation of 12 slides
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every other week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: pro studenty doktorského studijní programu
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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