BKR_RGEC Regional Geography of Europe

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Tonev, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Milan Viturka, CSc.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Timetable
Sun 22. 2. 16:20–18:45 P102, Sat 4. 4. 9:20–11:50 P103
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 course introduces students to the problems of European regions and indirectly presents the methods used in the regional research. Students will be introduced to new facts about location, development and spatial differentiation of decisive economic and social phenomena and processes in Europe. Main stress will be placed on the following topic areas: geographic and geopolitical location, demographic and social phenomena and processes, structure of settlement and its development, economic sphere and its dynamic and structural aspects, transport and infrastructure, living environment, regionalisation of Europe.
Syllabus
  • 1. Course introduction, object of study, basic terminology .
  • 2. Selected geographical characteristics and regionalisation of Europe.
  • 3. The Czech Republic.
  • 4-5. Central Europe and the Baltic States.
  • 6. Northern Europe.
  • 7. British Isles.
  • 8-9. Western Continental Europe.
  • 10. Western and central Mediterranean region.
  • 11. Southeastern Europe.
  • 12. Eastern Europe.
Literature
  • VITURKA, Milan, Stanislav ŘEHÁK and Michal VANČURA. Regionální geografie Evropy a ČR (Regional geography of the Europe and C.R.). 2. vydání. Brno: MU - ESF, 2004, 126 pp. ISBN 80-210-3504-8. info
  • ANDĚL, Jiří and Roman MAREŠ. "Starý svět" Evropa :encyklopedický přehled zemí. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2001, 292 s., [3. ISBN 80-7182-115-2. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, seminars, papers. Form of examination: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
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