548-0033/03 – Human Geography (SEG)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of GeoinformaticsCredits5
Subject guarantordoc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2007/2008Year of cancellation2022/2023
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master, Bachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
IVA026 prof. Ing. Igor Ivan, Ph.D.
SVE0024 doc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 6+6

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of the subject is to give information students about the subject, procedures and methods of socio-economic geography in different disciplines. The goal it to understand and be able to explain and practical applied selected procedures.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Project work

Summary

The course includes a basic overview of all basic discipline in Human geography. The main part this course consists of population geography, urban geography, transport geography, economic geography, political and cultural geography. Emphasis is put on links between physiographic sphere and human socioeconomic activities of mankind. The course introduces the principles of regionalization and expression of geographic features according to the principles of thematic cartography.

Compulsory literature:

FLOWERDEW, R., MARTIN, D., et al. (2005): Methods in Human Geography: A Guide for Students Doing a Research Project. Prentice Hall. 392 p. GREGORY, D., et al. (2009): The Dictionary of Human Geography. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1072 p. RODRIGUE, J. P. (2020): The Geography of Transport Systems. 5th ed., New York: Routledge. 468 p. SIEGEL J.S., SWANSON, D.A. eds. (2008): The Methods and Material of Demography, Academic Press; 2 edition. 819 p.

Recommended literature:

HUNTINGTON, S. P., (2011): The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. Simon & Schuster. 368 p. FELLMANN, J. D. (2013): Human geography: landscapes of human activities. 12th ed., McGraw-Hill international ed. New York: McGraw-Hill ROGERSON, P. (2020): Statistical methods for geography: a student's guide. 5th ed., Los Angeles: Sage SEDLACEK, T. (2013): Economics of Good and Evil. Oxford University Press. 384 p.

Additional study materials

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Programs (homework) Lessons (perform tasks) Written exams

E-learning

Other requirements

No additional requirements are imposed on the student.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Introduction to Human Geography 2. Urban Geography 4. - Population Geography I. 5. - Population Geography II. 6. - Population Geography III. 7. - Population Geography IV. 8. Economic Geography 9. Transport Geography 10. Political and Cultural Geography I. 11. Political and Cultural Geography II. 12. Human impacts on the landscape, Landscape ecology 13. Human Geography with GIS

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2012/2013 Summer semester, validity until: 2022/2023 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Exercises evaluation Credit 33  17
        Examination Examination 67 (67) 18 3
                Ústní zkouška Oral examination 67  34 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Optional lectures, practice 80%

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Lectures in the form of self-study of materials for the subject available in the course of the same name on the Moodle school system https://lms.vsb.cz/. Possibility of personal or online consultation. Participation in exercises according to the student's possibilities. In order to receive credit, it is necessary to develop projects in the scope specified in the exercises. Assignment of projects available at http://spatial.vsb.cz/?page_id=23.

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Occurrence in study plans

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2022/2023 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B1316) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N3654) Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics (3608T002) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 3 Choice-compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3646R006) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (N3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602T002) Geoinformatics (10) K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

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