Course: Geography of Agriculture

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Course title Geography of Agriculture
Course code KGG/GEZM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Szczyrba Zdeněk, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Martinát Stanislav, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course is aimed at general geography of agriculture - presented issues comprise development and contemporary state of agrarian sector at global and regional scales, factors of agricultural differentiation both in different natural geographical areas and in different political, economic and social conditions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 100 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Understanding basic terms and concepts used in geography of agriculture
Recall basic terms and concepts used in geography of agriculture.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Knowledge within the range of lectures and literature.
Recommended literature
  • Bičík, I., Jančák, V. (2005). Transformační procesy v českém zemědělství po roce 1990. Praha : Univerzita Karlova.
  • Grigg, D. (1995). An Introduction to Agricultural Geography. London: Routledge.
  • Ivanička, K. (1987). Základy teórie a metodológie socioekonomickej geografie. Bratislava: SPN.
  • Jančák, V., Götz, A. (1997). Územní diferenciace českého zemědělství a její vývoj. Praha: PřF UK.
  • Lynch, K. (2005). Rural-Urban Interaction in the Developing World. London: Routledge.
  • Spišiak, P. (2007). Základy geografie poľnohospodárstva a lesného hospodárstva. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave.


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