ESF:BPR_GECR Geography of Tourism - Course Information

BPR_GECR Geography of Tourism

Extent and Intensity

2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Martin Šauer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Vystoupil, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Milan Viturka, CSc.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková

Timetable

Wed 12:50–14:30 P104

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

BPR_GECR/01: each odd Wednesday 14:35–16:15 S310, M. Šauer, J. Vystoupil
BPR_GECR/02: each odd Thursday 12:50–14:30 S310, M. Šauer, J. Vystoupil
BPR_GECR/03: each even Wednesday 14:35–16:15 S310, M. Šauer, J. Vystoupil

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! BPR_GCR Geography - Tourism

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

• Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS, specialization Reg. Develop. & Admin.)

Course objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
explain the patterns of spatial distribution of tourism;
analyse importance of location, selective and realization conditions of tourism;
recognize demand factors of tourism;
appraise the causes and consequences of regional differences in spatial distribution of international tourism;
discuss impacts of tourism in different geographical milieux.

Syllabus

• Tourism as an object and a subject of geographic research;
• Localization conditions of tourism;
• Selective conditions of tourism;
• Tourist infrastructure;
• Spatial organization of tourism and recreation (regionalization, typology of tourism resorts, second homes);
• Cartographic approaches and methods in tourism;
• Recreation landscape and factors influencing its use;
• Impacts of tourism on geographic environment (social and physical environmental impacts);
• International tourism;
• Regional tourism geography in Europe;

Literature

• VYSTOUPIL J., ŠAUER, M.: Geografie cestovního ruchu. Brno : MU - ESF, 2006. 192 s. Distanční studijní opora.
• 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
• HALL, C. Michael and Stephen PAGE. The geography of tourism and recreation : environment, place and space. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2006, xxi, 427. ISBN 0415335612. info
• WOKOUN, René and Jiří VYSTOUPIL. Geografie cestovního ruchu a rekreace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 250 s. info

Teaching methods

Lessons take form of lectures (every week) and seminars (2 periods once a fortnight). The output is a case study and subsequent group discussion. Seminar preparation consists in reading selected papers and studies.

Assessment methods

Evaluation consists of verifying the student's theoretical knowledge (written test, it is necessary to gain more than 60 % of overall number of points) and the ability to apply this knowledge to real practical example (presentations and discussion of presentation, the ability of the arguments presented problem, depending on the class size, this will be a group or individual assignment). Evaluation consists of verifying the student's theoretical knowledge (written test, it is necessary to gain more than 60 % of overall number of points) and the ability to apply this knowledge to real practical example (written seminar work - case study).Weight of written test is 75% and 25% of the case study.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět BPR_GCR.

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