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Geomontane tourism

Summary

Students will acquire the characteristics of montane tourism, as well as the description and evaluation of the montane landscape and tourist facilities. They will be acquainted with the characteristics of individual types of montane objects, how to care for and protect montane objects to describe montane archeology. He will learn about the history of mining in Europe, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The subject is focused on characterization and description of mining and metallurgical technology, and also a description of selected monumental monuments found on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The aim is also to acquaint students with the characteristics of montane monuments in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, also examples of mountain tourism in the Czech Republic, and the characteristics of selected mining museums, open-air museums, educational trails and mine works.

Literature

COLIN, M.V., JOLLIFFE, L. Mining Heritage and Tourism, a global synthesis. Routledge, London, New York, 2010. 280 s.

Advised literature

DOWLING, R., K., NEWSOME, D. Geotourism. Boston: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006. 290 s. ISBN 978-0750662154 
CHEN, A., YUNTING, L., YOUNG, C.Y. NG. The principles of geotourism. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. 264 s. ISBN 978-3-662-46696-4 


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština
Code 541-0128
Abbreviation GMT
Course title Geomontane tourism
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Miloš Duraj, Ph.D.