Z0044 Urban geography

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Mulíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ondřej Mulíček, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Ondřej Mulíček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KREDITY_MIN(40)
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 13/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic theoretical concepts and models used in settlement geography - they are employed to depict the development of the European and Czech settlement system. Furthermore, the current state of Czech and European settlements is presented and discussed as well as the processes and actors of current settlement changes.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will:
- know the concepts and theories used to describe the settlement system;
- be able to analyze and interpret the hierarchical and functional organization of the settlement system;
- have an overview of the development and state of the Czech and European settlement system;
- be able to design and evaluate settlement planning interventions and activities.
Syllabus
  • Content of lectures:
  • 1. research subject of settlement geography, settlement systems - definitions, properties, scale
  • 2. study of settlement system, hierarchies and networks
  • 3. static models and theories of settlement systems, central place theory, rank-size models
  • 4. dynamic models and theories of settlement systems, colonization models, Gibrat’s model and evolutional theories
  • 5. historical development of the European settlement system, Braudel, de Vries
  • 6. modern European urbanization, differential urbanization
  • 7. non-European settlement systems
  • 8. historical development of the Czech settlement system
  • 9. the current state of the settlement of the Czech Republic, processes and changes
  • 10. settlement policies and planning actions
Literature
  • HAMPL, Martin. Geografická organizace společnosti v České republice : transformační procesy a jejich obecný kontext. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2005, 147 s. ISBN 808674602X. info
  • LE GALÈS, Patrick. European cities : social conflicts and governance. 1st publ. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002, vii, 328. ISBN 0199252785. info
  • International handbook of urban systems : studies of urbanization and migration in advanced and developing countries. Edited by H. S. Geyer. Northampton, MA, USA: E. Elgar Pub., 2002, xxviii, 61. ISBN 1840649003. info
  • Handbook of urban studies. Edited by Ronan Paddison. 1st pub. London: SAGE Publications, 2001, xvii, 494. ISBN 0-8039-7695-X. 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
Teaching methods
Teaching methods - lectures, class discussion, homework.
Assessment methods
Check-up of elaborated seminar papers.
Written exam (the exam includes the topics discussed within the course). A written test usually consists of 10 questions rated in total by 30 points; to pass successfully the exam, you need to achieve at least 16 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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