Course: Geography of the Pilsen region

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Course title Geography of the Pilsen region
Course code KGE/GPK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vogt David, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Kebza Martin, Mgr.
  • Kopp Jan, Doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Dokoupil Jaroslav, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Matušková Alena, Doc. PaedDr. CSc.
Course content
The Plzeňský region: basic info. Information sources about the region, population and settlement Natural potential of the Plzeňský region (potential related to raw materials, soils, water sources, climatic conditions, energy sources) Limits of the Plzeňský region development (environemental hazards, use limits, protection of the territory). Protected landscape area Brdy Agriculture of the Plzeňský region Rural areas of the Plzeňský region (their functions and use), the metropolitan district Pilsen versus the peripheral districts of the Plzeňský region Secondary and tertiary sphere of the Plzeňský region Principles of the land development of the Plzeňský region Strategy of the regional development of the Plzeňský region EU Structural Funds on the territory of the Plzeňský region Cross-border cooperation and cross-border development on the territory of the Plzeňský region. Conclusion of the course; evaluation of semester tasks

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Task-based study method, Students' self-study, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
Skills
None
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to master the course contents as far as scholarly terms are concerned
to be familiar with the sources of the statistical data about the Pilsen region
to be familiar with basic specialist geographical literature about the Pilsen region and to gain the expertise to work with this literature on a daily basis
to get an overview of natural conditions, potential and risks, population, economy, territorial development of the Pilsen region and cross-border cooperation
Skills
to work with various maps of the Pilsen region, including digital ones
to know statistical data about the Pilsen region to process, analyze and derive the necessary results
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with visual aids
Competences
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills
Written exam
Test
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • Geografie města Plzně.
  • Program rozvoje města Plzně. Útvar koncepce a rozvoje města Plzně, 2004.
  • Program rozvoje Plzeňského kraje 2014+. 2013.
  • Základní tendence demografického, sociálního a ekonomického vývoje Plzeňského. Plzeň, 2013.
  • Baštová, Magdalena. Změna odvětvové struktury průmyslu města Plzně po roce 1989. Miscellanea geographica Universitatis Bohemiae occ. 2005.
  • Dokoupil, Jaroslav. Euroregion Šumava/Bayerischer Wald-Unterer Inn/Mühlviertel. Plzeň : Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7380-404-6.
  • Dokoupil, Jaroslav; Kopp, Jan. Vliv hranice na přírodní a socioekonomické prostředí česko-bavorského pohraničí. Vyd. 1. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2011. ISBN 978-80-261-0089-8.
  • Dokoupil, Jaroslav. Wirtschaftliche Struktur und Entwicklung des Stadt Regions Pilsen und der marginalen Gebiete im Bezirk Pilsen. Revija za geografijo ISSN 1854-665X Letn. 1, št. 2. 2006.
  • Dokoupil, Matušková. Rozvojový potenciál Plzeňského kraje. Plzeň, 2005.
  • Dudák, Vladislav. Plzeňsko : příroda, historie, život. [Praha ] : Baset, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7340-100-9.
  • Chochole, E. Urbanistická a funkční struktura města Plzeň. 1995.
  • Jeřábek, Milan; Dokoupil, Jaroslav; Havlíček, Tomáš. České pohraničí - bariéra nebo prostor zprostředkování?. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-1051-3.
  • Matušková, Alena. Historisch-demografischer Überblick über die Regionen Domažlice und Tachov. In: Der Einfluss der tschechisch-bayerischen Grenze auf die natürlichen und die sozioökonomischen Systeme. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2013. ISBN 978-80261-0262-5.
  • RRA PK. Regionální inovační strategie Plzeňského kraje. on-line. Plzeň, 2020.


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