PdF:Ze0033 Geogr. of Nonproduct. Sphere - Course Information

Ze0033 Geography of Nonproduction Sphere

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová

Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic concepts of socio-economic geography is assumed.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Geography (programme PdF, M-ZS4)

Course objectives

The goal of the subject is to gain basic knowledge of the geography of services (especially trade), transport and tourism.

Syllabus

• 1. Geography of non-production sector and its position in system of geographical sciences.
• 2. Geography of services - trade (with a focus on trends in retail).
• 3. Geography of services - recent trends in retail.
• 4. Geography of services - public and commercial services.
• 5. Geography of transport - introduction, development, basic concepts.
• 6. Geography of transport - the concept of transport costs.
• 7. Geography of transport - types of transport.
• 8. Geography of tourism - introduction, development of tourism geography. Classification of tourism.
• 9. Geography of tourism - factors and assumptions for tourism development.
• 10. Geography of tourism - approaches and methods of tourism analysis.
• 11. Geography of tourism - international tourism.

Literature

required literature
• KUNC, Josef, Václav TOUŠEK, Jiří VYSTOUPIL, Petr DANĚK, Pavel KLAPKA, Ondřej MULÍČEK, Daniel SEIDENGLANZ, Zdeněk SZCZYRBA, Michal VANČURA, Antonín VĚŽNÍK, Milan VITURKA and Petr TONEV. Ekonomická a sociální geografie (Economic and social geography). 1. vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o., 2008, 411 pp. učebnice vysokých škol. ISBN 978-80-7380-114-4. info

recommended literature
• VYSTOUPIL, Jiří, Andrea HOLEŠINSKÁ, Josef KUNC, Jaroslav MARYÁŠ, Daniel SEIDENGLANZ, Martin ŠAUER, Petr TONEV and Milan VITURKA. Atlas cestovního ruchu České republiky (Tourism Atlas of the Czech Republic). 1st ed. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2006, 156 pp. ISBN 80-239-7256-1. info
• SZCZYRBA, Zdeněk. Geografie obchodu : se zaměřením na současné trendy v maloobchodě. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2006, 90 s. ISBN 8024414538. info

not specified
• GALVASOVÁ, Iva, Jan BINEK, Jan HOLEČEK, Kateřina CHABIČOVSKÁ and Zdeněk SZCZYRBA. Průmysl cestovního ruchu. 1.vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2008, 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-87147-06-1. URL info
• BRINKE, Josef. Úvod do geografie dopravy. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1999, 112 s. ISBN 8071849235. info
• MIRVALD, Stanislav. Geografie dopravy. Vyd. 1. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 1993, 80 s. ISBN 80-7043-084-2. info

Teaching methods

Theoretical preparation - lectures. Discussion.

Assessment methods

Written exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou připuštění ke zkoušce je získání zápočtu ze Ze0034
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.

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