Z0042 Geography of Tourism

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniel Seidenglanz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Báča (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Daniel Seidenglanz, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 19. 9. to Sun 18. 12. Thu 10:00–10:50 Z5,02004
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0042/01: Mon 19. 9. to Sun 18. 12. Thu 17:00–17:50 Z5,02004, L. Báča
Z0042/02: Mon 19. 9. to Sun 18. 12. Thu 19:00–19:50 Z4,02028, L. Báča
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z3090 Human Geography || Z3090p Human Geography
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 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/45, only registered: 0/45
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 15 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course is an introduction to topics important in the field of tourism geography. Seminars focused on acquiring practical analytical methods are an integral part of the course. Learning outcomes can be summarized as follows: competence to analyze basic tourism phenomena and processes; competence to apply basic methods of tourism research; competence to interpret basic results of tourism research.
Syllabus
  • Lecturs:
  • 1. Introduction (terminology, types of tourism, geography of tourism).
  • 2. Origin and development of tourism.
  • 3. Spatial distribution of tourism in the world.
  • 4. Spatial distribution of tourism in the Czech Republic.
  • 5. Resources of tourism.
  • 6. Supply and demand in tourism (motivations of tourism, mass tourism and new forms of tourism consumption).
  • 7. Economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism.
Literature
  • HALL, C. Michael and Stephen PAGE. The geography of tourism and recreation : environment, place and space. Online. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002. x, 399. ISBN 0415250811. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • KUNC, Josef, Václav TOUŠEK, Jiří VYSTOUPIL, Petr DANĚK, Pavel KLAPKA, Ondřej MULÍČEK, Daniel SEIDENGLANZ, Zdeněk SZCZYRBA, Michal VANČURA, Antonín VĚŽNÍK, Milan VITURKA and Petr TONEV. Ekonomická a sociální geografie (Economic and social geography). Online. 1. vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o., 2008. 411 pp. učebnice vysokých škol. ISBN 978-80-7380-114-4. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • The new Europe : economy, society and environment. Online. Edited by David Pinder. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. ix, 494. ISBN 0471971235. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • GALVASOVÁ, Iva, Jan BINEK, Jan HOLEČEK, Kateřina CHABIČOVSKÁ and Zdeněk SZCZYRBA. Průmysl cestovního ruchu. Online. 1.vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2008. 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-87147-06-1. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
  • 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). Online. 1st ed. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2006. 156 pp. ISBN 80-239-7256-1. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods - lectures, class discussion, homework. Paper presentation.
Assessment methods
Check-up of elaborated seminar papers. Oral exam - discussion (colloquium)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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