PřF:Z7140 The Geography of Air Transport - Course Information
Z7140 Geographical Aspects of Air Transport
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Daniel Seidenglanz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Zuskáčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Daniel Seidenglanz, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Tue 11:00–11:50 Z3,02045
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- PROGRAM(D-GR4) || PROGRAM(N-GK)
- 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 36 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/36, only registered: 0/36 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Applied Geography (programme PřF, N-GK)
- Regional Geography and Regional Planning (programme PřF, D-GR4)
- Regional Geography and Regional Planning (programme PřF, N-GK)
- Social Geography and Regional Development (programme PřF, N-GK)
- Social Geography (programme PřF, N-GK)
- Course objectives
- The course is an introduction to topics important in the field of geography of air transportation. Seminars focused on acquiring practical analytic methods are an integral part of the course. Learning outcomes can be summarized as follows: competence to analyze basic air transport phenomenons and processes; competence to apply basic geographical research methods in the field of air transportation; competence to interpret basic results of air transportation research.
- Syllabus
- Lecturers:
- 1. Airports - geographical analysis.
- 2. Aeromobility - context and consequences.
- 3. Air transport changes in Europe.
- Seminars:
- 1. Discussion.
- 2. Scientific project proposal.
- 3. Analysis of connection vawes.
- 4. Analysis of airlines spatial strategies.
- Literature
- required literature
- Modern transport geography. Edited by B. S. Hoyle - R. D. Knowles. 2nd, rev. ed. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1998, viii, 374. ISBN 0471977772. info
- recommended literature
- BOWEN, John T. The economic geography of air transportation : space, time, and the freedom of the sky. London: Routledge, 2010, xvi, 333. ISBN 9780415778053. info
- Aeromobilities. Edited by Saulo Cwerner - Sven Kesselring - John Urry. New York, N.Y.: Routledge, 2009, x, 249. ISBN 9780415449564. info
- BURGHOUWT, Guillaume. Airline network development in Europe and its implications for airport planning. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007, x, 287. ISBN 9780754645061. info
- BUTTON, Kenneth John. Wings across Europe : towards an efficient European air transport system. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004, 131 s. ISBN 0754643212. info
- Teaching methods
- Teaching methods - lectures, class discussion, group projects, homework, paper presentation.
- Assessment methods
- Check-up of elaborated seminars. Oral exam - discussion (colloquium).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught once in two years.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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