MED55 Geography of the Mediterranean

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Mgr. Pavel Doboš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 Z3,02045
Prerequisites
!OBOR(SGRR) && !OBOR(GEOG) && !OBOR(FG) && !OBOR(KART) && !OBOR(RGRR) && !OBOR(UZ) && !OBOR(APGI) && ! OBOR(APGE) && !FAKULTA(PřF)
The course is also offered to students out of maternal field. The course is opened for 40 students at the maximum.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to introduce natural environment, landscape, society, economy and culture in Mediterranean region and surroundings. The course is fundamental input into the problem, introduces Medterranean in whole (geographical region) and discusses its uniting points and simultaneously its inner differentiation.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- describe natural environment, landscape, society, economy and culture in Mediterranean region;
- identify inner differentiation and uniting points in the Mediterranean region;
- to interpret different points of view of the region;
- to evaluate problems and current regional issues.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: organisation of course. Mediterranean as natural, historical, cultural, political region? Delimitation of area. Subregions (inner differentiation) of Mediterranean.
  • 2. Natural conditions: types of climate: hydrology of Mediterranean.
  • 3. Natural conditions: relief; tectonics and orogenesis; natural hazards; inland hydrology.
  • 4. Landscape: biogeographical region, historical development of landscape.
  • 5. Population: size and distribution of population; demographic indicators and demographic change compared to other world macro-regions; internal differentiation of demographic development in the Mediterranean. Migration.
  • 6. Population: ethnic and religious structure.
  • 7. Settlement and urbanisation: types of settlement, degree of urbanisation, main agglomerations.
  • 8. Economy: economic development (GDP and human development index) with comparison with another macroregions, inner differentiation of Mediterranean; occurence of poverty; structure of economy.
  • 9. Economy: mineral materials; agricultural regions and main industrial centres.
  • 10. Tourism: the impact of tourism on economy, specialization of tourism, main destinations.
  • 11. Development of political organization: nation-building and state-formation in the modern era. Contemporary political systems.
  • 12. Discussion of selected political conflicts: Catalonia, Palestine, Syria, Western Sahara.
  • 13. Political and economical integration in the Mediterranean. Relations with the EU. Mediterranean Union.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • The physical geography of the Mediterranean. Edited by Jamie C. Woodward. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2009, xxxvi, 663. ISBN 9780199268030. info
    not specified
  • King, Proutfoot, Smith (2014) The Mediterranean: Environment and Society. Routledge.
Teaching methods
A combination of lectures, seminars, readings and a group presentations (a seminar project). Seminars typically have a nature of either class discussion or a presentation of a seminar project (in group).
Assessment methods
Presentation, essay, final colloquium on topics discussed during semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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