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Course: Regions and Regional Taxonomy

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Course title Regions and Regional Taxonomy
Course code KGG/KRTX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
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
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the concept of a region, the theoretical foundations of regional taxonomy, and the practical principles of regional delineation. During practical classes, students apply selected methods of regional taxonomy or their individual components. Main Topics 1. The concept of a region in geography (historical development, classification of regions, regional hierarchy, shape and internal structure of regions). 2. Existing regionalizations of the Czech Republic (both physical-geographical and human-geographical). 3. General procedures, principles, and aspects of regional taxonomy. 4. Methods of formal and functional regional taxonomy (data organization, data analysis, basic operations with data matrices, hierarchical and non-hierarchical methods, agglomerative methods, and rule-based methods). 5. Applications of regional taxonomy to the territory of the Czech Republic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Demonstration
  • Attendace - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 45 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 38 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 45 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.
  • Cliff, A.D., Haggett, P., Ord, J.K., Bassett, K., Davies, R. (1975). Elements of Spatial Structure: a Quantitative Approach. Cambridge.
  • Everitt, B. S., Landau, S., Leese, M., Stahl, S. (2011). Cluster Analysis. Oxford.
  • 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.
  • Hampl, M. (1996). Geografická organizace společnosti a transformační procesy v České republice. Praha.
  • Hampl, M. (2005). Geografická organizace společnosti v České republice : transformační procesy a jejich obecný kontext. Praha.
  • Klapka, P. (2019). Regiony a regionální taxonomie: koncepty, přístupy, aplikace. Olomouc.
  • Maryáš, J., Řehák, S. (1987). Regionální působnost středisek osídlení. In: Atlas obyvatelstva ČSSR. Brno, Praha.
  • 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.
  • Spence, N. A., Taylor, P. J. (1970). Quantitative Methods in Regional Taxonomy. In: Progress in Geography, vol. 2. London.


Study plans that include the course
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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 12.07.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2026/2027