BPR_REGE Regional Geography of Europe

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Tonev, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Tonev, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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
Timetable
Mon 12:50–14:30 S310
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPR_REGE/01: each odd Monday 16:20–17:55 S306, P. Tonev
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! BKR_RGEC Regional Geo. of Europe || ! BTR_RGEC Regional Geo. of Europe )
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 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90
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, regional disparities in Europe.

At the end of the course students should be able to:
demonstrate an awareness of the geographic dimensions of economic and social issues in Europe;
understand geographic concepts and theories used to explain Europe patterns and distributions of population and economic activities;
understand the interconnections between Europe's regions, identify and interpret contemporary issues from a regional perspective;
demonstrate how social, economic and political processes are interrelated in producing inequalities and difference between regions and societies;
analyse economic and social issues in different European countries and contexts;
Syllabus
  • 1. Course introduction, object of study, basic terminology of spatial planning.
  • 2. Some 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
    required literature
  • BLOUET, Brian W. The EU and neighbors : a geography of Europe in the modern world. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2012, ix, 566. ISBN 9780470943403. info
    recommended 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
  • SKOKAN, Ladislav. Evropa : sociogeografický přehled. Vyd. 1. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 2009, 130 s. ISBN 9788074140822. 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
Teaching methods
This course is taught by a combination of lectures (every week) and seminars (2 periods once a fortnight). The seminars will involve a range of exercises to complement and supplement lecture coverage and to give students experience of individual and group work with oral and written outputs.
Assessment methods
The methods of assessment are twofold. The first involves written and oral presentations (25% contribution to the course assessment) on an agreed topic. The ability to work independently and as part of a team is required and written and oral presentation skills are developed.
The second is a written examination (a combination of multiple choice and short answer format, 75% contribution to the course assessment). The examination seeks to test students’ knowledge, understanding and learning competencies from the lecture and seminar series, and their ability to synthesise that knowledge and answer specific questions relating to the course material.
It is necessary to gain more than 60 % of overall assessment (presentations + written examination) to pass the exam.
Students should attend all seminars or similar classes.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
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