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Geografie turismu

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Course Unit Code541-0124/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAR31prof. Ing. Marian Marschalko, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is focused on the classification of tourism and on the description of individual factors (natural and socio-economic) affecting the deployment of tourism. Students will get information about localization, selective and realization prerequisites of tourism. The practical part of the exercise is focuses on the planning and preparation of excursions with geoscience themes.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the subject is to inform students with the tourism geography in different parts of the world. After completing the subject, the student should have knowledge of the basic concepts, theory and methodology of tourism geography and should understand the relation of factors that affect tourism. Knowledge from geography in different parts of the world helps in the preparation of offers and products of tourism.
Course Contents
1. Introduction
2. Definition, classification and basic terminology of the geography.
3. Classification of tourism from the point of view of geography.
4. Factors affecting the deployment of tourism I. - natural prerequisites of tourism.
5. Factors affecting the deployment of tourism II. - socio-economic prerequisites of tourism.
6. Location, selective and realization prerequisites of tourism.
7. Spatial organization of tourism.
8. Types of maps, GIS and global navigation systems in tourism.
9. Tourism geography in the Czech republic.
10. Tourism geography in Europe.
11. Tourism geography in America.
12. Tourism geography in Asia.
13. Tourism geography in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
NELSON, V.: An introduction to the geography of tourism. Second Edition. Lanham: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD, 2017, 383 pp. ISBN 9781442271081.
HUDMAN, L. E., JACKSON, R. H.: Geography of travel & tourism. 4th ed. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson/Delmar Learning, 2002, 552 pp. ISBN 0-7668-3256-5.
SCHEJBAL, C.: Geografie geovědního a montánního turismu. VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2017, 218 s. Dostupné z:
HAMARNEHOVÁ, I.: Geografie turismu: mimoevropská teritoria. Praha: Grada, 2012, 216 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4430-8.
SCHEJBAL, C.: Geografie cestovního ruchu. Přerov: Vysoká škola logistiky, Skripta VŠLG, 2008, 137 s. ISBN 978-80-87179-01-7.
Recommended Reading:
HALL, C. M., PAGE, S.: The geography of tourism and recreation: environment, place and space. Fouth edition. New York: Routledge, 2014, 470 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-83399-8.
WIDAWSKI, K., WYRZYKOWSKI, J.: The geography of tourism of Central and Eastern European countries. Second edition. New York: Springer, 2017, 551 pp. ISBN 978-3-319-42203-9.
HRALA, V., ŠAFAŘÍK, V.: Geografie cestovního ruchu. 6., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Idea servis, 2013. ISBN 978-80-85970-79-1.
MÁCHA, P., SIWEK, T. a HAVRLANT, J.: Geografie cestovního ruchu v Americe: inovace sociální geografie na Ostravské univerzitě směrem ke zvýšení uplatnitelnosti absolventů na trhu práce ve znalostní ekonomice. V Ostravě: Ostravská univerzita, 2012, 116 s. ISBN 978-80-7464-145-9.
ZELENKA, J., PÁSKOVÁ, M.: Výkladový slovník cestovního ruchu. Kompletně přeprac. a dopl. 2. vyd. Praha: Linde Praha, 2012, 768 s. ISBN 978-80-7201-880-2.
WAHLA, A.: Obecná geografie cestovního ruchu. 2., nezměn. vyd. V Brně: Mendelova univerzita, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7375-497-6.
HAMARNEHOVÁ, I.: Geografie cestovního ruchu: Evropa. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008, 272 s. ISBN 978-80-7380-093-2.
VYSTOUPIL, J., HOLEŠINSKÁ, A., KUNC, J., MARYÁŠ, J., SEIDENGLANZ, D., ŠAUER, M., TONEV, P. a VITURKA, M.: Atlas cestovního ruchu České republiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2006. 156 s. ISBN 8023972561.
ŠTĚPÁNEK, V., ŠÍP J., KOPAČKA J.: Geografie cestovního ruchu. Praha: Karolinum, 2001. Učební texty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze. ISBN 80-246-0172-9.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18