Course: Regions and Regional Taxonomy

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Course title Regions and Regional Taxonomy
Course code KGG/DRETX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Klapka Pavel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Halás Marián, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Demonstration
  • Attendace - 40 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 80 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with the concept of the region and with the methods of delineating and analysis of the regions.
Recall basic terms and methods of geographical regionalisation.
Prerequisites
Knowledge within the scope of compulsory subjects that precede this subject in the study plan.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Requirement for successful completion of the course is: 1. on time enrolment to moodle and delivery of all required tasks in deadlines provided by the tutors. 2. correct elaboration of required tasks and/or seminar work 3. active participation in team tasks 4. passing the oral exam. All part must be fulfiled independently on each other. Undelivery of parts 1, 2 and 3 means that the credit is not granted and the oral exam cannot be enroled.
Recommended literature
  • Bezák, A. (1993). Problémy a metódy regionálnej taxonomie. In: Geographia Slovaca 3. Bratislava: GÚ SAV.
  • Claval, P. (1998). An Introduction to Regional Geography. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
  • Cliff, A. D., Haggett, P., Ord, J. K., Bassett, K., Davies, R. (1975). Elements of spatial structure. A quantitative approach. Cambridge.
  • Grigg, D. (1967). Regions, models, and classes. London, Chorley, R. J., Haggett, P. eds.: Models in Geography.
  • Hampl, M., Gardavský, V., Kühnl, K. (1987). Regionální struktura a vývoj systému osídlení v ČSR. Praha: PřF UK.
  • Hampl, M. (2005). Geografická organizace společnosti v České republice : transformační procesy a jejich obecný kontext. Praha: DemoArt.
  • Johnston, R. J. (1976). Classification in geography. Norwich.
  • Klapka, P. (2019). Regiony a regionální taxonomie: koncepty, přístupy, aplikace. Olomouc.
  • Klapka, P., Tonev, P. (2008). Regiony a regionalizace. In: Toušek, V., Kunc, J., Vystoupil, J., eds.: Ekonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk.
  • Maryáš, J., Řehák, S. (1987). Regionální působnost středisek osídlení. In: Atlas obyvatelstva ČSSR. Brno, Praha: Geografický ústav ČSAV, Federální statistický úřad.
  • Maryáš, J., Řehák, S. (1987). Soupis sociálněgeografických regionů ČSSR. Zprávy geografického ústavu ČSAV, roč. 24, č. 2, str. 41-58.
  • Parysek, J. J. (1982). Modele klasyfikacji w geografii. Poznań, Seria Geographia 31.
  • Robinson, G. M. (1998). Methods and techniques in human geography. Chichester.
  • Spence, N. A., Taylor, P. J. (1970). Quantitative Methods in Regional Taxonomy. In: Progress in Geography, vol. 2. London: Arnold.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography and Regional Development (2020) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer