Z0042 Geography of Tourism

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jakub Trojan, MSc, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Jakub Trojan, MSc, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Jakub Trojan, MSc, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Thu 18:00–18:50 Z6,02006
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0042/01: Thu 19:00–19:50 Z6,02006, J. Trojan
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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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
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
  • Lectures:
  • 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.
  • 8. Urban and rural tourism
  • 9. Destination management and tourism planning
Literature
Teaching methods
Teaching methods - lectures, class discussion, project.
Assessment methods
Check-up of elaborated seminar papers.

Colloquium - oral interview, discussion on the topics discussed in the lectures and also on the topics in the study materials referred to in the lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
In the fall semester 2022, classes (lectures and seminars) are online only!
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 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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