ESF:MPR_HOGE Economic Geography of the CR - Course Information

MPR_HOGE Economic Geography of the Czech Republic

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Josef Kunc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Josef Kunc, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Milan Viturka, CSc.
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

each odd Monday 10:15–11:50 S311

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

MPR_HOGE/01: each even Monday 10:15–11:50 S311, J. Kunc

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! PRHOGE Economic Geography of the CR

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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, M-HPS)
• Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)

Course objectives

The objective of this subject is to gain the basic facts about distribution, development, changes and regional differentiation of vital socioeconomic phenomena and processes in the Czech Republic. At the end of the course students should be able to: - analyse basic socioeconomic processes and phenomena, - compare their inner differentiation, - apply theoretical assumptions in concrete space, - calculate selected thematic exercises, - formulate relations, interactions and synthetic results.

Syllabus

• P 1 Basic geographical characteristics of the Czech Republic. Geopolitical location. Transport location.
• P 2 Trends of territorial and administrative organization of the area of contemporary Czech Republic.
• P 3,4 Population. Regional differentiation of demographic conditions. Population structure and population dynamics (education, qualification structure, spatial mobility, migration processes].
• P 5,6 Settlement system. Long-term trends in settlement process. Consequences of geopolitical changes.
• P 7 Economic scope I. Agricultural process, contemporary regional problems. Internal and external factors and their effect on capacity and structure. (privatization, entering the EU), consequences of agricultural production intensity and structure changes and land resources utilization.
• P 8,9 Economic scope II. Industry. Specific characteristics of aggregate and regional industry. Producing and structural specifics, underdeveloped and perspective regions, developing and declining branches.
• P 10,11 Services. Long-term trends of regional differentiation in services, contemporary regional changes and regional spcifics. Retail tranformation.
• P 12 Regional aspects of tourism trends. Tourism as a support chance of economically weak and underdeveloped regions.
• P 13 Environment quality nad technical infrastructure. Land utilization. Development barriers.

Literature

• Populační vývoj České republiky 1990-2002. Edited by Zdeněk Pavlík - Milan Kučera. 1. vyd. Praha: Demoart, 2002, 98 s. ISBN 80-902686-8-4. info
• SZCZYRBA, Zdeněk. Maloobchod v ČR po roce 1989 : vývoj a trendy se zaměřením na geografickou organizaci. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2005, 126 s. ISBN 8024412748. info
• SRHOLEC, Martin. Přímé zahraniční investice v České republice : teorie a praxe v mezinárodním srovnání. Praha: Linde, 2004. ISBN 80-86131-52-1. info
• Populační vývoj České republiky 2001 - 2006. 1 vyd. Praha: Demoart, 2007, 114 s. ISBN 978-80-86561-77-6. info
• TOUŠEK, Václav, Irena SMOLOVÁ, Miloš FŇUKAL, Martin JUREK and Pavel KLAPKA. Česká republika: portréty krajů (Czech Republic - Portraits of Regions). Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2005, 136 pp. ISBN 8023963058. 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, Václav GARDAVSKÝ and Karel KÜHNL. Regionální struktura a vývoj systému osídlení ČSR. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1989, 255 s. URL info

Teaching methods

Teaching methods are posible basically devide into two parts: 1) Lectures put emphasis on theoretical explanations of basic socioeconomical processes being in motion in the Czech Republic. Next basic terminology definition and explanation. For better interconnection of theory and applications being given appropriate case studies 2) Seminars thematically follow in lectures. They bring more detailed analysis demonstrate selected processes and calculation of model exercises. Part of seminars is thematic seminar work as well. The whole teaching process relates to historical-interpretative and analytic approach.

Assessment methods

Form of examination: written test. Successful satisfaction requirements is 60 % points. Number of questions will be moved between 15-20. Questions will be open-ended and close as well. Presentation of selected theme. Seminar attendance is obligatory. Activity on seminars (presentation) and seminary work come also into assesment, they will account for 20 % of total assesment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: max. 20 cizích studentů; studenti geografických oborů Přírodovědecké fakulty si mohou předmět zapsat pouze před absolvováním obdobných předmětů na mateřské fakultě

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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