Z0047 Economic geography

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
4/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Kyselý (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Šťastná (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 11:00–12:50 Z4,02028, Thu 12:00–13:50 A,01026
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0047/01: Thu 14:00–15:50 Z3,02045, J. Kyselý, P. Šťastná
Prerequisites (in Czech)
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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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the spatial aspects of the economy at global, national and local level. Emphasis is placed on the economies of Central and Eastern European states, respectively on functional and spatial differentiation of agriculture, industry and services. The course reflects the past development, the current state and partly the prediction.
Learning outcomes
Students completing the course will be able to:
- to explain and apply the basic theories and concepts of economic geography;
- use adequate research methods of economic geography;
- characterize the process of transforming a centrally managed economy into a market economy (including accompanying features and phenomena);
- to describe the functional and spatial differentiation of agriculture, industry and services.
Syllabus
  • 1. Origin and development of economic geography (geography of agriculture, geography of industry and geography of services), basic theories and concepts;
  • 2. Quantitative and qualitative methods of economic geography;
  • 3. Transformation of the Central and Eastern European economies after 1989 with an emphasis on the Czech Republic;
  • 4. The impact of natural and socio-economic factors on agriculture;
  • 5. Plant and livestock production in agriculture;
  • 6. The problem of hunger in the world;
  • 7. Mining (impacts, potential);
  • 8. Foreign investment, investment incentives;
  • 9. Industrial zones, brownfields;
  • 10. Manufacturing, power generation and distribution in the Czech Republic and the world;
  • 11. Production services, telecommunications and financial services - definition, principle trends, spatial pattern;
  • 12. Logistics, consumption services and retail activities - definition, principle trends, spatial pattern;
  • 13. Global economic crisis at the beginning of the 21st century, further development of the economy.
Literature
    required literature
  • TOUŠEK, Václav, Josef KUNC and Jiří VYSTOUPIL. Ekonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008, 411 s. ISBN 9788073801144. info
  • BLAŽEK, Jiří and David UHLÍŘ. Teorie regionálního rozvoje : nástin, kritika, implikace. Vyd. 2., přeprac. a rozš. V Praze: Karolinum, 2011, 342 s. ISBN 9788024619743. info
    recommended literature
  • DICKEN, Peter. Global shift : mapping the changing contours of the world economy. 7th ed. London: Sage, 2015, xxix, 618. ISBN 9781446282106. info
  • KNOX, Paul L., John A. AGNEW and Linda MCCARTHY. The geography of the world economy. 6th ed. New York [N.Y.]: Routledge, 2014, xv, 479. ISBN 9781444184709. info
  • AOYAMA, Yuko, James T. MURPHY and Susan HANSON. Key concepts in economic geography. London: Sage, 2010, vi, 278. ISBN 9781847878946. info
  • COE, Neil M., Philip F. KELLY and Henry Wai-Chung YEUNG. Economic geography : a contemporary introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2007, xxvi, 426. ISBN 9781405132190. info
  • SPĚVÁČEK, Vojtěch. Transformace české ekonomiky : politické, ekonomické a sociální aspekty. Praha: Linde, 2002, 525 s. ISBN 8086131327. info
  • BIČÍK, Ivan and Vít JANČÁK. Transformační procesy v Českém zemědělství po roce 1990. Praha: UK Praha, 2005, 103 pp. ISBN 80-86561-19-4. info
  • JEŽEK, Tomáš. Privatizace české ekonomiky : její kořeny, metody a výsledky. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Vysoká škola ekonomická, 2006, 142 s. ISBN 8024510693. info
    not specified
  • MIRVALD, Stanislav and Jaroslav DOKOUPIL. Cvičení z geografie průmyslu. Vyd. 1. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 1993, 89 s. ISBN 807043077X. info
  • SZCZYRBA, Zdeněk. Transformace struktur maloobchodní sítě České republiky (regionálně geografická analýza s důrazem na Olomoucko). 2000, 145 s. info
Teaching methods
The basic teaching methods are lectures and class discussion. Practical exercises are also part of the course, in which the students learn to apply the theoretical knowledge gained from the lectures.
Assessment methods
The course is finished by an exam which consisting of written test and oral examination (the content is a curriculum of the lectures). The condition for participation at the exam is the granting of a credit for the corresponding attendance at the exercises and the elaboration of all assigned tasks during the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 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 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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