Course: Selected problems of economic geography

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Course title Selected problems of economic geography
Course code KGEO/0149
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
1. An introduction to economic geography 2. The capitalist economy: key actors and processes 3. Spaces of production and consumption 4. The uneven development 5. State and economy 6. Geographies of transantional companies 7. Geography of service economy 8. The transformation of the labour market 9. Knowledge economies and regional development 10. Geography and development 11. Tourism, culture and economic development 12. Economies of rural space 13. The contemporary global economy - summary

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is an introduction of basic topics of economic geography with an emphasis on processes which form present local, regional, national and global economies.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Blažek, J., Uhlíř, D. Teorie regionálního rozvoje. Nástin, kritika, implikace.. Karolinum, Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1974-3.
  • Dicken, P. Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy. 2011.
  • Mackinnon, D., Cumbers, A. (2007). An Introduction to Economic Geography: Globalization, Uneven Development and Place. Pearson Education Limited, Harlow. ISBN 978-0-13-129316-8.
  • Toušek, V., Kunc, J., Vystoupil, J. (eds.) . Ekonomická a sociální geografie. MU Brno.. 2008.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (A14) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching of geography for the 2nd level of Primary schools (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching of geography for Secondary schools (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (A14) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching of geography for Secondary schools (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (A14) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -