Z0043 Population and settlement geography 1

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Milan Jeřábek, 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: doc. RNDr. Milan Jeřábek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 9:00–10:50 Z4,02028
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0043/01: Mon 15:00–15:50 Z5,02004, V. Zuskáčová
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: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is an introduction to basic approaches to the spatial analysis of population distribution, its composition and development. Seminars focused on acquiring practical analytical methods are an integral part of the course. Learning outcomes can be summarized as follows: competence to analyze basic demographic phenomena and processes; competence to apply basic methods of demographic research; competence to interpret basic results of demographic research.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • 1. Introduction. History of the discipline.
  • 2. Data sources, availibility of data (history of population censuses and registration).
  • 3. Antropogenesis. Distribution of population on Earth. Racial differentiation.
  • 4. Development of world population (history, future).
  • 5. Distribution of population with respect to natural and social environment.
  • 6. Methods of analysis of population distribution.
  • 7. Introduction to demography: demographic data a indicators, time in demographic analysis.
  • 8. Age and sex structure of population.
  • 9. Structure of population based on economic signs.
  • 10. Structure of population based on cultural signs.
  • 11. Introduction to natural reproduction of population - natality, mortality, population increase / decrease.
  • Seminars:
  • 1. Essay: reasons / factors of small population increase in Europe before the middle of the 18. century.
  • 2. Data sources: analysis of long-term population development.
  • 3. Population distribution according to the altitude.
  • 4. Maximally populated areas and their development.
  • 5. Sex composition of the population according to the age.
  • 6. Age-sex composition of the population.
  • 7. Basic measures of natality, fertility and reproduction.
  • 8. Construction of life tables.
Literature
  • Životní cyklus : sociologické a demografické perspektivy. Edited by Dana Hamplová - Petra Šalamounová - Gabriela Šamanová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2006, 307 s. ISBN 8073300826. info
  • BAILEY, Adrian. Making population geography. London: Hodder Arnold, 2005, xiii, 226. ISBN 0340762640. info
  • ROWLAND, D. T. Demographic methods and concepts. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xiv, 546. ISBN 0198752636. info
  • FIALOVÁ, Ludmila. Představy mladých lidí o manželství a rodičovství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 163 s. ISBN 80-85850-87-7. info
  • Populační vývoj České republiky 1998. Edited by Zdeněk Pavlík - Milan Kučera. 1. vyd. Praha: Katedra demografie a geodemografie Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, 1999, 97 s., tab. ISBN 80-902154-8-3. info
  • ROUBÍČEK, Vladimír. Úvod do demografie. 1. vyd. Praha: CODEX Bohemia, 1997, 348 s. ISBN 80-85963-43-4. info
  • MLÁDEK, Jozef. Základy geografie obyvatel'stva. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladatel'stvo, 1992, 230 s. ISBN 8008007680. info
  • BAŠOVSKÝ, Oliver and Jozef MLÁDEK. Geografia obyvatel'stva a sídiel. 2. nezm. vyd. Bratislava: Universita Komenského, 1989, 221 s. ISBN 80-223-0026-8. info
  • PAVLÍK, Zdeněk, Jitka RYCHTAŘÍKOVÁ and Alena ŠUBRTOVÁ. Základy demografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1986, 732 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods - lectures, class discussion, homework.
Assessment methods
Check-up of elaborated seminar papers. Written exam (test).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: předmět pokračuje v dalším semestru Z0044.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2000, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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