Z0096 Social geographical regionalisation

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Lorenc (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 13:00–14:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0096/01: Thu 15:00–15:50 Z3,02045, T. Lorenc
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(N-GK)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course begins with a theoretical discussion of the nature of geographical phenomena and conceptions of a region in social science. It continues through discussion of the spatial organization of society, its hierarchical structure, and its development, to methods of practical delimitation of functional (nodal) regions. The stress is put on understanding of the regional organization of the Czech Republic, with particular attention being paid to its hierarchical structure. The issue of a relationship between the functional regionalization and the administrative-territorial division is discussed in the last lectures of the course. At the end of the course the students will get deeper knowledge of the regional organization of the (Czech) society, as well as methods of delimitation of functional regions.
Syllabus
  • 1. Spatial science and its place in the development of geographical thought. Theoretical basis (and assumptions) of regionalization in human geography.
  • 2. Classification of real systems and classification of sciences. The question of repeatability of elementary phenomena and complex (geographical) phenomena. Basic conceptions of a region.
  • 3. Spatial concentration of natural and social phenomena, and its hierarchical differentiation. Methods of measuring of spatial concentration. Development of spatial concentration of population in the Czech Lands, and hierarchical differentiation and spatial variability of the concentration process.
  • 4. Urbanization process and development of the hierarchy of centres. Methods of assessing of the process of hierarchization (rank size rule, size of towns structuration index, etc.).
  • 5. Functional differentiation of the concentration process. Functional specialization of centres.
  • 6. Hierarchy of regional processes and the hierarchy of centres (in the Czech Republic). Sources of däta.
  • 7. General principles of regionalization, method of defining of functional (nodal) regions. Selection of centres, the question of the minimal size of a region. Method of defining of commuting-to-work regions.
  • 8. Models of spatial interactions (Reilly, Huff, etc.) and their application to defining commuting-to-services regions. Defining of a complex region.
  • 9. Indicators describing regional structure. Description of the contemporary regional structure of the Czech Republic.
  • 10. Development of the regional organization: general features a current trends.
  • 11. Metropolization and the integrated systems of centres. Methods of regionalization at the sub-regional level.
  • 12.Relationship between the functional regionalization and the territorial division for the public administration purposes. Development of the territorial division of the Czech Republic in 19th and 20th centuries.
  • 13. Development tendencies and regional policy. Contemporary problems of regional development in the Czech Republic.
Literature
  • HAMPL, Martin. Geografická organizace společnosti v České republice : transformační procesy a jejich obecný kontext. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2005, 147 s. ISBN 808674602X. info
  • HAMPL, Martin. Regionální vývoj :specifika české transformace, evropská integrace a obecná teorie. Praha: Univerzita Karlova. Fakulta přírodovědecká, 2001, 328 s. ISBN 80-902686-6-8. info
  • HAMPL, Martin. Realita, společnost a geografická organizace :hledání integrálního řádu. 1. vyd. Praha: DemoArt, 1998, 110 s. ISBN 80-902154-7-5. info
  • HAMPL, Martin. Geografická organizace společnosti a transformační procesy v České republice. 1. vyd. Praha: DemoArt, 1996, 395 s., 1. ISBN 80-902154-2-4. info
  • MARYÁŠ, Jaroslav and Stanislav ŘEHÁK. Regionální působnost středisek osídlení - Regional'naja funkcija centrov rasselenija - Areal Function of Central Places. In Atlas obyvatelstva ČSSR - Atlas naselenija ČSSR - Population Atlas of the ČSSR. Brno - Praha: Geografický ústav ČSAV - Federální statistický úřad, 1987. info
  • HAMPL, Martin, Václav GARDAVSKÝ and Karel KÜHNL. Regionální struktura a vývoj systému osídlení ČSR. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1987, 255 s. URL info
  • MARYÁŠ, Jaroslav and Stanislav ŘEHÁK. Soupis sociálně geografických regionů ČSSR. Zprávy Geografického ústavu ČSAV. 1987, roč. 24, č. 2, p. 41-58. ISSN 0375-6122. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures and seminars. In lectures, theoretical-methodological issues are explained, processes discussed and concrete methods introduced. In seminars, the methods are applied by students to distinct sets of empirical data. Moreover, each student is asked to compile a seminar work in which s/he delimits the functional region of a particular micro-regional centre within the Czech Republic, and analyse its internal structure.
Assessment methods
Individual students should solve (and present in writing) three empirical problems (homeworks) and complete seminar work (delimitation and analysis of internal structure of an individual micro-region). The final exam has a form of a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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