| Course Unit Code | 548-0033/05 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer 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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| SVE0024 | doc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| The course includes a basic overview of all basic discipline in Human geography. The main part this course consists of population geography, urban geography, transport geography, economic geography, political and cultural geography. Emphasis is put on links between physiographic sphere and human socioeconomic activities of mankind. The course introduces the principles of regionalization and expression of geographic features according to the principles of thematic cartography. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| The aim of the subject is to give information students about the subject, procedures and methods of socio-economic geography in different disciplines. The goal it to understand and be able to explain and practical applied selected procedures. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Introduction to Human Geography
2. Urban Geography
4. Population Geography I.
5. Population Geography II.
6. Population Geography III.
7. Population Geography IV.
8. Economic Geography
9. Transport Geography
10. Transport Geography
11. Political and Cultural Geography I.
12. Political and Cultural Geography II.
13. Using GIS in Human Geography |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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FLOWERDEW, R., MARTIN, D., et al. (2005): Methods in Human Geography: A Guide for Students Doing a Research Project. Prentice Hall. 392 p.
GREGORY, D., et al. (2009): The Dictionary of Human Geography. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1072 p.
RODRIGUE, J. P. (2020): The Geography of Transport Systems. 5th ed., New York: Routledge. 468 p.
SIEGEL J.S., SWANSON, D.A. eds. (2008): The Methods and Material of Demography, Academic Press; 2 edition. 819 p.
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FLOWERDEW, R., MARTIN, D., et al. (2005): Methods in Human Geography: A Guide for Students Doing a Research Project. Prentice Hall. 392 p.
HORSKÁ, P., MAUR, E., MUSIL, J., (2002): Zrod velkoměsta – Urbanizace českých zemí a Evropa. Praha-Litomyšl. Paseka. 351 s.
SEDLÁČEK, T., (2009): Ekonomie dobra a zla. Praha. 65. Pole. 270 s.
TOUŠEK, V., KUNC, J., VYSTOUPIL, J. et al. (2008): Ekonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň. 411 s. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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HUNTINGTON, S. P., (2011): The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. Simon & Schuster. 368 p.
FELLMANN, J. D. (2013): Human geography: landscapes of human activities. 12th ed., McGraw-Hill international ed. New York: McGraw-Hill
ROGERSON, P. (2020): Statistical methods for geography: a student's guide. 5th ed., Los Angeles: Sage
SEDLACEK, T. (2013): Economics of Good and Evil. Oxford University Press. 384 p.
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BAAR, V., (2002): Národy na prahu 21. století emancipace nebo nacionalismus? Ostrava. Tilia. 416 s.
GREGORY, D., et al. (2009): The Dictionary of Human Geography. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1072 p.
HUNTINGTON, S. P. (2001): Střet civilizací. Boj kultur a proměna světového řádu. Praha. Rybka Publishers.
KELLER, J. (2010): Tři sociální světy: sociální struktura postindustriální společnosti. Praha, Slon. 211 s.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials, Project work |
| 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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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 33 | 17 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 | 30 |