Ze0033 Geography of Nonproduction Sphere

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Hana Svobodová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic concepts of socio-economic geography is assumed.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the subject is to gain basic knowledge of the geography of services (especially trade), transport and tourism.
Syllabus
  • 1. Geography of non-production sector and its position in system of geographical sciences.
  • 2. Geography of services - trade (with a focus on trends in retail).
  • 3. Geography of services - recent trends in retail.
  • 4. Geography of services - public and commercial services.
  • 5. Geography of transport - introduction, development, basic concepts.
  • 6. Geography of transport - the concept of transport costs.
  • 7. Geography of transport - types of transport.
  • 8. Geography of tourism - introduction, development of tourism geography. Classification of tourism.
  • 9. Geography of tourism - factors and assumptions for tourism development.
  • 10. Geography of tourism - approaches and methods of tourism analysis.
  • 11. Geography of tourism - international tourism.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 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, 2006, 156 pp. ISBN 80-239-7256-1. info
  • SZCZYRBA, Zdeněk. Geografie obchodu : se zaměřením na současné trendy v maloobchodě. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2006, 90 s. ISBN 8024414538. info
    not specified
  • GALVASOVÁ, Iva, Jan BINEK, Jan HOLEČEK, Kateřina CHABIČOVSKÁ and Zdeněk SZCZYRBA. Průmysl cestovního ruchu. 1.vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2008, 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-87147-06-1. URL info
  • BRINKE, Josef. Úvod do geografie dopravy. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1999, 112 s. ISBN 8071849235. info
  • MIRVALD, Stanislav. Geografie dopravy. Vyd. 1. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 1993, 80 s. ISBN 80-7043-084-2. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation - lectures. Discussion.
Assessment methods
Midterm and final written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou připuštění ke zkoušce je získání zápočtu ze Ze0034
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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