| Course Unit Code | 118-0331/05 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 4 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| SUH33 | prof. Ing. Jan Sucháček, Ph.D. |
| URM003 | Ing. Jaroslav Urminský, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| The main objective of this course consists in the identification of basic approaches to the location behaviour and decision-making of economic entities. Patterns of location are derived either from the view of isolated subject or from the perspective of spatially interacting entity. At the same time, location of households and enterprises serves as a basis for the formation of spatial structures. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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After successful completion of the course you will be able:
* to identitfy basic approaches to the location of economic entities
* to explain the formation of spatial structures
* to discuss the development of urban systems
* to analyse location decision-making of enterprises and households
* to use the methods typical for location decision-making |
| Course Contents |
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1 An enterprise and the household as open systems. Role in the development of the country.
2 Location decisions of enterprises. Approaches to location decisions and comparisons.
3 Localization factors, their development and significance.
4 Role of transport costs in location. Optimal localization.
5 Transport costs and spatial monopoly. The strategy of spatial monopoly.
6 Behaviorists conception of localization. Business organization and location decisions. Types of business organizational structures and localization behavior.
7 Localization behavior of large and small businesses. Business Network.
8 The theory of product cycle and its spatial effects. New industry and regional growth centers.
9 Interaction sites. Dispersion and concentrated localization models. Mechanisms for concentration and dispersion of economic activity.
10 agglomeration effects and their economic significance. The optimum size of cities.
11 Interrelationship of economic entities and creation of spatial structures. Von Thunenova theory of land use.
12 Theory of the spatial structure of the city. Optimization and location decisions households.
13 The settlement structure and urban systems. The theory of central places. The theory of urban systems.
14 Models of urban development. Particular developmental stages and their application.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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1. Armstrong, M., Taylor, J.: Regional Economics and Policy. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2000.
2. Dunning, J., Lundan, S.: Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy. London: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008. |
1. Blažek, J., Uhlíř, D.: Teorie regionálního rozvoje. Nástin, kritika,
klasifikace. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0384-5.
2. Maier, G., Tödtling, F.: Regionálna a urbanistická ekonomika. 1. díl. Teória
lokalizácie a priestorová štruktúra. ELITA, Bratislava 1997, 238 s. ISBN 80-8044-
044-1.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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3. Vanhove, N., Klaassen, L.H.: Regional Policy - A European Approach.
Avenbury, Gower Publishing Company Limited, 1987.
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| 3. Malinovský, J., Sucháček, J.: Velký anglicko-český slovník regionálního rozvoje a regionální politiky EU, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2006. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Exercises evaluation | Credit | 85 | 85 |