Z0138 Socio-economic changes of regions in the Czech Republic

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Václav Toušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Kuchyňka (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Václav Toušek, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Thu 11:00–11:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0138/01: Thu 18:00–19:50 Z4,02028, J. Kuchyňka, O. Šerý
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM ( N - GK )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 36 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/36, only registered: 0/36
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim of this course is the familiarization with socioeconomic changes of regions in the Czech Republic which took place in the last twenty years and have a significant regional impact. Firstly, course is focused on the social and economic transformation of the Czech society and economy after 1989, more detailed analysis and description of selected events follow (foreign investment, suburbanization, industrial zones, etc.). Everything is finished with an international comparison of the Czech transition with European examples, especially from Central Europe. The emphasis will be placed on the appropriate usage of available data to analyze these phenomena. Students will also elaborate a short study that will focus on impacts of a selected socio-economic phenomenon to development of the regions in the Czech Republic.
Syllabus
  • 1. Transformation of the Czech economy after 1989 2. Transformation of the Czech society after 1989 3. Changes in the political system of the Czech Republic after 1989 and their impact on regional development 4. Structural changes in the economy (from productive sectors to non-productive sectors) 5. Foreign direct investments and their impact on regional development, the system of investment incentives 6. Industrial zones and their role in the Czech economy 7. Global economic crisis and its local manifestations in the Czech Republic 8. Level of education of the Czech population as a comparative advantage?, Transformation of the Czech higher education 9. Changes in the relations space as a base of development of the socio-economic complex 10. Transformation of settlements and stratification of their structures 11. Transport infrastructure for the creation of transport links and liner development of space 12. Differentiation of social space
Literature
  • BLAŽEK, Jiří and David UHLÍŘ. Teorie regionálního rozvoje : nástin, kritika, implikace. Vyd. 2., přeprac. a rozš. V Praze: Karolinum. 342 s. ISBN 9788024619743. 2011. info
  • BUČEK, Milan a kol.: Regionálny rozvoj – novšie teoretické koncepcie. Bratislava : Ekonóm, 2008. 269 s. ISBN 978-80-225-2542-8.
  • CASTELLS, Manuel. The rise of the network society. 2nd ed. Malden: Blackwell. xxix, 594. ISBN 9780631221401. 2000. info
  • DOČKAL, Vít: Regionální politika. In Balík, Stanislav; Císař, Ondřej; Fiala, Petr a kol.: Veřejné politiky v České republice v letech 1989 – 2009. Brno : CDK, 2010. 696 s. ISBN 978-80-7325-236-6.
  • HAMPL, Martin. Geografická organizace společnosti v České republice : transformační procesy a jejich obecný kontext. Praha: Univerzita Karlova. 147 s. ISBN 808674602X. 2005. info
  • HAMPL, Martin. Regionální vývoj :specifika české transformace, evropská integrace a obecná teorie. Praha: Univerzita Karlova. Fakulta přírodovědecká. 328 s. ISBN 80-902686-6-8. 2001. info
  • Modern transport geography. Edited by B. S. Hoyle - R. D. Knowles. 2nd, rev. ed. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. viii, 374. ISBN 0471977772. 1998. info
  • Integration through foreign direct investment :making central European industries competitive. Edited by Gábor Hunya. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. ISBN 1840641568. 2000. info
  • JEŘÁBEK, Milan, Jaroslav DOKOUPIL and Tomáš HAVLÍČEK. České pohraničí : bariéra nebo prostor zprostředkování? Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia. 296 s. ISBN 8020010513. 2004. info
  • MUSIL, Jiří; MÜLLER, Jan: Vnitřní periferie České republiky, sociální soudržnost a sociální vyloučení. Praha : CESES, FSV, UK, 2006. 52 s.
  • Problémy periferních oblastí. Edited by Marie Novotná. Praha: Univerzita Karlova. 184 s. ISBN 8086561216. 2005. info
  • PRUDKÝ, Libor, Petr PABIAN and Karel ŠIMA. České vysoké školství : na cestě od elitního k univerzálnímu vzdělávání 1989-2009. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada. 162 s. ISBN 9788024730097. 2010. URL info
  • TOUŠEK, Václav, Josef KUNC and Jiří VYSTOUPIL. Ekonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk. 411 s. ISBN 9788073801144. 2008. info
Teaching methods
lectures, group work and critical discussion in lessons, elaboration of seminar paper and sub-tasks related to the topic of socio-economic changes
Assessment methods
Student must have for obtaining of credit the adequate attendance at seminars, consigned and certified exercises and elaborated seminar paper. Ending the course will be solved by a colloquium over socio-economic changes of the regions in the Czech Republic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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