Z0042 Geography of Tourism

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011 - acreditation

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniel Seidenglanz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Daniel Seidenglanz, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z3090 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 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is an introduction to topics important in the field of tourism geography. Seminars focused on acquiring practical analytic methods are an integral part of the course. Learning outcomes can be summarized as follows: competence to analyze basic tourism phenomenons and processes; competence to apply basic methods of tourism research; competence to interpret basic results of tourism research.
Syllabus
  • Lecturers:
  • 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
Teaching methods
Teaching methods - lectures, class discussion, homeworks. Paper presentation.
Assessment methods
Check-up of elaborated seminars. Oral exam - discussion (colloquium)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.