BPR_GCR Geography - Tourism

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Martin Šauer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Vystoupil, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Milan Viturka, CSc.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Klára Viturková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PRCERU Tourism
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
understand the patterns of spatial distribution of tourism;
explain importance of location, selective and realization conditions of tourism;
analyze demand factors of tourism;
assess the causes and consequences of regional differences in spatial distribution of tourism;
Syllabus
  • Tourism as an object and a subject of geographic research;
  • Localization conditions of tourism;
  • Selective conditions of tourism;
  • Tourist infrastructure;
  • Spatial organization of tourism and recreation (regionalization, typology of tourism resorts, second homes);
  • Cartographic approaches and methods in tourism;
  • Recreation landscape and factors influencing its use;
  • Impacts of tourism on geographic environment (social and physical environmental impacts);
  • International tourism;
  • Regional tourism geography in Europe;
Literature
  • VYSTOUPIL J., ŠAUER, M.: Geografie cestovního ruchu. Brno : MU - ESF, 2006. 192 s. Distanční studijní opora.
  • VYSTOUPIL, Jiří, Andrea HOLEŠINSKÁ, Josef KUNC, Jaroslav MARYÁŠ, Daniel SEIDENGLANZ, Martin ŠAUER, Petr TONEV and Milan VITURKA. Atlas cestovního ruchu České republiky (Tourism Atlas of the Czech Republic). 1st ed. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR. 156 pp. ISBN 80-239-7256-1. 2006. info
  • HALL, C. Michael and Stephen PAGE. The geography of tourism and recreation : environment, place and space. 3rd ed. London: Routledge. xxi, 427. ISBN 0415335612. 2006. info
  • WOKOUN, René and Jiří VYSTOUPIL. Geografie cestovního ruchu a rekreace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství. 250 s. 1987. info
Assessment methods
Teaching methods:
lectures;
class discussion;
homework;
reading.
Form of examination:
final written test,
seminar work (POT)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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